The city of Cleveland said Monday it is going to pay $6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old who was fatally shot by police in 2014 while playing with a toy gun. The settlement awaits approval from a U.S. district judge, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. In December, a grand jury declined to indict Timothy Loehmann, who shot Rice, and his partner, Frank Garmback. The officers said they believed Rice's gun was real. The U.S. Department of Jus...
The city of Cleveland said Monday it is going to pay $6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old who was fatally shot by police in 2014 while playing with a toy gun. The settlement awaits approval from a U.S. district judge, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. In December, a grand jury declined to indict Timothy Loehmann, who shot Rice, and his partner, Frank Garmback. The officers said they believed Rice's gun was real. The U.S. Department of Jus...
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