Calm urged after Ohio grand jury doesn’t indict officers
Officials are urging calm as they brace for expected protests after a grand jury voted not to indict a white Cleveland police officer for fatally shooting a 12-year-old black boy who was carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun.
Reports say officer’s shooting of Tamir Rice justified
A white Cleveland police officer was justified in fatally shooting a black 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun moments after pulling up beside him, according to two outside reviews conducted at the request of the prosecutor investigating the death.
Judge: Enough evidence to charge police in black boy’s death
A judge said Thursday that enough evidence exists to charge two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy who was holding a pellet gun, a largely symbolic ruling because he can’t compel prosecutors to charge them.
Group seeks charges against Cleveland cops in boy’s shooting
A group of activists, clergy and attorneys frustrated by how long it’s taken to investigate the death of a 12-year-old black boy who had a pellet gun when shot by a white police officer asked a judge Tuesday to rule that there’s enough evidence to charge the officer and his partner with crimes.