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No charges against officer who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice | No charges against officer who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice |
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Officer Timothy Loehmann will not face charges for killing 12-year-old Tamir Rice. | Officer Timothy Loehmann will not face charges for killing 12-year-old Tamir Rice. |
Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Matthew Meyer made the announcement on Monday afternoon more than 400 days after Rice was killed for holding an airsoft gun. | Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Matthew Meyer made the announcement on Monday afternoon more than 400 days after Rice was killed for holding an airsoft gun. |
“The outcome will not cheer anyone, nor should it,” Mr McGinty said before calling the fatal shooting a “perfect storm of human error.” | “The outcome will not cheer anyone, nor should it,” Mr McGinty said before calling the fatal shooting a “perfect storm of human error.” |
Officer Loehmann's partner 46-year-old Frank Garmback will not face charges for his role in the shooting. | Officer Loehmann's partner 46-year-old Frank Garmback will not face charges for his role in the shooting. |
“It has been clear for months now that Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty was abusing and manipulating the grand jury process to orchestrate a vote against indictment,” the Rice family said in a statement. | “It has been clear for months now that Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty was abusing and manipulating the grand jury process to orchestrate a vote against indictment,” the Rice family said in a statement. |
“Even though video shows the police shooting Tamir in less than one second, Prosecutor McGinty hired so-called expert witnesses to try to exonerate the officers and tell the grand jury their conduct was reasonable and justified," the statement said. | |
"It is unheard of, and highly improper, for a prosecutor to hire 'experts' to try to exonerate the targets of a grand jury investigation.” | |
Subodh Chandra, the Rice family attorney, said earlier in the day that he believed both officers involved in the shooting would not be indicted. | Subodh Chandra, the Rice family attorney, said earlier in the day that he believed both officers involved in the shooting would not be indicted. |
“This is apparently how long it takes to engineer denying justice to a family when the video of the incident clearly illustrates probable cause to charge the officer,” Chandra told the Associated Press. | “This is apparently how long it takes to engineer denying justice to a family when the video of the incident clearly illustrates probable cause to charge the officer,” Chandra told the Associated Press. |
The shooting occurred on November 22, 2014 when officer Loehmann was called to the Cudell Recreation Center when a 911 dispatcher said that a man was waving a gun. The 911 caller told dispatchers that the gun “was probably fake” but dispatchers did not relay the information to the officer and his partner. | The shooting occurred on November 22, 2014 when officer Loehmann was called to the Cudell Recreation Center when a 911 dispatcher said that a man was waving a gun. The 911 caller told dispatchers that the gun “was probably fake” but dispatchers did not relay the information to the officer and his partner. |
Within 2-seconds, Officer Loehmann fatally shot the youngster, killing him with a single shot to the torso. | Within 2-seconds, Officer Loehmann fatally shot the youngster, killing him with a single shot to the torso. |
Shortly after the decision, small groups of protesters arrived outside the justice center in downtown Cleveland and community members began compiling a memorial at the scene of the shooting. | Shortly after the decision, small groups of protesters arrived outside the justice center in downtown Cleveland and community members began compiling a memorial at the scene of the shooting. |
The incident sparked protests in Cleveland and nationwide, and prompted a Department of Justice investigation that found sweeping systemic deficiencies within the department. | The incident sparked protests in Cleveland and nationwide, and prompted a Department of Justice investigation that found sweeping systemic deficiencies within the department. |