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May 31, 2017

Cleveland: Officer Who Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Fired-But Not for Killing
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Back in the United States, in Cleveland, the police officer who killed
12-year-old Tamir Rice has been fired-but not over the shooting of the
African-American boy. In 2014, officer Timothy Loehmann shot Rice within
two seconds of arriving at a Cleveland park where Rice was playing with
a toy pellet gun. Neither Loehmann nor his partner, Frank Garmback,
administered any first aid. When Tamir's 14-year-old sister rushed to
her brother's side, they tackled her to the ground, handcuffed her and
put her in the cruiser. Tamir died the next day. A Cleveland Police
Department investigation concluded the two officers did not violate
department policies in killing the child. But on Tuesday, officials said
Loehmann will be fired after a second investigation found he'd lied in
his job application to the police department. Tamir Rice's mother
Samaria said, "I am relieved Loehmann has been fired because he should
never have been a police officer in the first place-but he should have
been fired for shooting my son in less than one second, not just for
lying on his application."


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