A grand jury is reportedly expected to decide whether or not to indict a police officer who was involved in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy at a Cleveland playground over the weekend, officials told reporters on Monday, according to MSNBC.
Tensions have risen high as details of the Cleveland shooting by the Ohio police officer continues to surface.
12 year old #TamirRice was shot by Cleveland police for carrying a BB gun. He just died. And yes, he was black. This is your America.
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) November 23, 2014
A 12 year old in Cleveland with a toy gun was shot and killed by police. How did I know, without even looking, that the kid was black? — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 23, 2014
Other Twitter users have been sending their condolences for the tragic loss of the young boy.
My heart goes out to the family of 12 year old Temir that was gunned down by Cleveland police.. Rest in peace lil homie #FTP
— Ripp Flamez (@Ripp_Flamez) November 24, 2014
Tamir Rice was reportedly shot and killed by police for allegedly carrying what officials later confirmed was an “airlift” replica toy gun outside of the Cudell Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon, stated Cleveland Division of Police over the weekend.
The child was reportedly moved to MetroHealth Medical Center, where he died Sunday around 2:30 a.m. Rice reportedly died of a gunshot wound to the torso with injured to major vessels, intestines and the pelvis, according to the website cleveland.com.
The shooting happened after a man at the park adjacent to the Cudell Recreation Center reportedly called police when he saw “a guy with a gun pointing it at people,” according to NEOMG reports. The caller reportedly twice stated that the gun was “probably fake.”
The officer reportedly ordered Rice to put his hands in the air, but the boy reached for his fake gun. The officer reportedly fired twice.
