Authorities identified the officer as Ray Tensing, who has five years’ experience in law enforcement and who has worked for the University of Cincinnati Police Department for more than a year. He is white.<\/em><\/p>\nAccording to Cincinnati police, which is handling the investigation, Tensing saw Dubose driving without a front license plate around 6:30 Sunday evening and tried to pull him over. Police said Dubose continued for about a mile before stopping the car.<\/em><\/p>\nTensing asked several times to see Dubose’s driver’s license, Cincinnati police said. Instead, police said, Dubose handed the officer a bottle of alcohol.<\/em><\/p>\nAccording to police, Tensing asked Dubose to step out of the car, at which point a struggle ensued.<\/em><\/p>\n“There was a struggle at the door with Mr. Dubose in the vehicle and the officer outside the vehicle, and the vehicle sped away,” Cincinnati police Lt. Col. James Whalen told reporters.<\/em><\/p>\nPolice said Dubose then stuck his key back in the ignition and sped away as Tensing fired a single shot, hitting the driver in the head.<\/em><\/p>\nTensing fell to the ground as he fired the shot, bruising his legs and tearing his uniform, Cincinnati police said.<\/em><\/p>\nIt appeared that Dubose did not have a weapon, according to police.<\/em><\/p>\n