"Cleveland police kill boy, 12, carrying a replica gun"
By: BBC Staff
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30172433
Tragedy has struck Cleveland after police officers shot dead a twelve year old boy, Tamir Rice, waving his replica gun around in a play ground. A person who reported Rice indicated that he did not know whether the gun was real or not. Responding officers then ordered Tamir to raise his hands, but after failing to do so, was shot to death with two bullets. One officer was a ten year veteran of the force, while the other officer was new to the police force. Tamir was not reported pointing the gun at officers, nor did he make any verbal remarks. Police report the "weapon" Tamir Rice was carrying was a airsoft replica gun. Alicia Reece, a local lawmaker, will introduce legislation to make replica guns brightly colored. The Rice family lawyer said the family plans on proceeding with civil action against the Cleveland Police force.The United States Department of Justice is also conducting an investigation.
This was an absolutely, totally avoidable, tragedy. Tamir Rice's life was taken from him by trigger happy officers. Nothing is more tragic then a parent outliving their child, and unfortunately Tamir's parents will have to live with this pain. The officers responsible for this should be fired and punished by the law. There is no justifiable reason for this senseless violence.
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