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December 2015

A Cuyahoga County grand jury declined to indict Cleveland officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot Tamir Rice, 12, within two seconds of arriving at a park where Rice was playing with a toy gun on November 22, 2014. The dispatcher had told officers the gun was 'probably fake' and the person 'probably a juvenile'; this information was not relayed. A surveillance video showed Loehmann shooting as the car stopped, giving no warning. Loehmann had previously been deemed unfit for duty in a prior police job. The DOJ under Obama began a civil rights investigation; it was closed without charges in 2020. The city settled with Rice's family for $6 million.

Events

December 28, 2015
No Charges Filed in Killing of Tamir Rice, 12-Year-Old Shot by Cleveland Police
A Cuyahoga County grand jury declined to indict Cleveland officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot Tamir Rice, 12, within two seconds of arriving at a park where Rice was playing with a toy gun on November 22, 2014. The dispatcher had told officers the gun was 'probably fake' and the person 'probably a juvenile'; this information was not relayed. A surveillance video showed Loehmann shooting as the car stopped, giving no warning. Loehmann had previously been deemed unfit for duty in a prior police job. The DOJ under Obama began a civil rights investigation; it was closed without charges in 2020. The city settled with Rice's family for $6 million.