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Death of 12-year-old Cleveland boy shot by police ruled a homicide
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/1...t-by-police-ruled-homicide/?intcmp=latestnews
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boy carrying a pellet gun died from a single shot fired by a rookie police officer, according to an autopsy released Friday.
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was shot in the abdomen and the bullet damaged a major vein and his intestines, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner concluded in labeling the death a homicide.
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lawsuit also said the two officers acted recklessly when they confronted Tamir in a terrifying manner, driving within feet of him and firing within seconds. Samaria Rice said the officer who fired the fatal shot should be convicted of a crime.
Surveillance video released by police shows the boy being shot within 2 seconds of a patrol car stopping near him.
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said rookie officer Tim Loehmann believed the boy had a real firearm.
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later discovered it was an airsoft gun, which shoots nonlethal plastic projectiles.
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mother, Samaria Rice, said at a news conference earlier this week her son's friend gave him the pellet gun.
A grand jury will consider whether charges are merited.
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autopsy said Tamir was 5-foot-7 and weighed 195 pounds. The report did not say how long it took officers to provide medical help.
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federal lawsuit filed by the boy's family against the city and police said two officers waited four minutes before anyone provided medical help
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The officer's father has said his son had no other choice because he thought the weapon was real.
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peaceful protests have taken place since the shooting, which has come at a time when police-involved deaths around the nation have drawn on spotlight on departments and their use of force.
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the U.S. Justice Department released the results of a nearly two-year investigation of Cleveland police that found its officers use excessive and unnecessary force far too often. The report was completed before Tamir's death