Police in Cleveland fatally shot a 12-year-old boy wielding what turned out to be a replica gun. They were responding to a 911 call in which a man said a juvenile was scaring people with a gun that probably was fake.The boy, identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office as Tamir Rice, was shot in the torso in the playground area of a recreation center Saturday afternoon.Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said one officer fired twice after the boy pulled the fake weapon -- which didn't have the orange safety indicator usually found on the muzzle -- from his waistband but had not pointed it at police. The boy did not make verbal threats, Tomba said, but grabbed the replica handgun after being told to raise his hands. He died Sunday at MetroHealth Medical Center.
Why did they just shoot and not try and control the situation like. "Hey hey, maybe I should try talking to the kid before I put a bullet in his head"
More could have been done. Now a kid is dead.
I blame the parents
This is the BB gun for those wondering.
Quote from: Rocketman287 on November 23, 2014, 07:28:03 PMMore could have been done. Now a kid is dead.What could have been done? When you pull a gun on an officer, you get shot.End.
Quote from: Rocketman287 on November 23, 2014, 07:28:03 PMMore could have been done. Now a kid is dead.The cop could have just… shoot the kid's leg or something.
12 year-old shot and killed by Ohio police
