Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey and Nick Lachey are among the stars who have weighed in on the murder charges filed against an Ohio police officer who fatally shot an African-American man during a routine traffic stop earlier this month.
Samuel DuBose was pulled over by University of Cincinnati cop Ray Tensing for a missing front license plate on July 19.
However, the incident quickly escalated and when the 43-year-old refused to get out of his car, Tensing pulled out his gun and shot the driver in the head.
The officer tried to claim he had been dragged by DuBose's car as the man tried to drive away, but the whole altercation was caught on Tensing's body camera, and on Wednesday, he was indicted on murder charges.
The news, the latest deadly incident in America to involve a black citizen and a white cop, has prompted an outpouring of emotions from celebrities online, with Scandal star Washington and Oprah Winfrey taking to Twitter to write
Actress Gabrielle Union, frustrated with the lack of US gun legislation, tweets
Meanwhile, Cincinnati resident Lachey adds
Taraji P Henson, The Roots star Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, and Selma director Ava DuVernay have also offered up their thoughts on the latest police controversy, while movie star Daryl Hannah comments
Meanwhile, singer-turned-DJ Solange Knowles reveals the spate of police incidents has prompted her to make sure her 10-year-old son, Julez, is well aware of the dangers he faces growing up as an African-American.
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