There have been widespread protests, some violent, in cities such as Baltimore; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago; and Ferguson, Missouri. If convicted of murder, Tensing, who is white and 26, faces 15 years to life in prison. Philip Stinson, of Bowling Green State University in Ohio, has been tracking on-duty police fatal shooting cases around the country since 2005. Of 77 U.S. police officers charged with murder or manslaughter in that time, 27 have been convicted, 14 in jury trials, he said. Fifteen officers have been acquitted by juries, with six acquitted in nonjury bench trials, and charges dismissed in seven others.

Source: ABC News November 03, 2016 04:17 UTC