Cleveland Cop Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Has Been Fired
*The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice has been fired by the department for “providing false information” on his application to become a cop, officials announced Tuesday. Timothy Loehmann’s termination is “effective immediately,” Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said during a press conference Tuesday announcing the results of the city’s investigation […]
Cleveland EMS Official Fired: He Wished for Chance to Kill Tamir Rice
*A Cleveland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) captain has been fired over disparaging comments he made on social media regarding Tamir Rice. Fox 8 Cleveland reports that the dismissal stemmed from a Facebook post from Captain Jamie Marquardt. On Monday (03-14-16), Marquardt weighed in on Rice’s death, saying, “Tamir Rice should have been shot and I […]
Expert Reports Conclude Tamir Rice Shooting was ‘Reasonable’
*Two reports from experts – prepared for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty regarding the death of Tamir Rice – state the fatal shooting was reasonable. According to CNN, the reports, in addition to a third one by the Highway Patrol, were posted on the prosecutor’s website Saturday night (Oct. 10). S. Lamar Sims, the senior […]
Cleveland Police Dispatcher in Tamir Rice Case Resigns
*Months after Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, the dispatcher in the case, who alerted authorities that a male outside a recreation center had a gun, has resigned. WKYC-TV reports that Cleveland Police Dispatcher Beth Mandl failed to tell police that the person who called 911 about Rice thought that the […]
