Cuyahoga County prosecutors defend urging no charges in Tamir Rice shooting

Activists have ended their protest of a grand jury decision not to indict two white Cleveland police officers in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, but plan to reconvene on Wednesday. Knowledge of these details, however, did not sway the opinions of the grand jury or the prosecutor.

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A judge had recommended in June that there was probable cause to charge the officers, but independent reports ordered by McGinty’s office and released in October found that officer Timothy Loehmann was justified in shooting Rice.

The mayor, along with the police chief, said that the city is prepared for protests, acknowledging them as part of the healing process, NBC notes.

A grand jury announced on Monday that no criminal charges would be brought in the November 2014 shooting of Tamir while he had what turned out to be a pellet gun.

Cleveland police have been directing traffic around the protesters.

Loehmann has said he ordered Tamir to show them his hands.

Mother Samaria Rice wept for much of the day after the announcement Mr Loehmann would not be charged, says family lawyer Subodh Chandra.

“We knew that ethically there couldn’t be a trial in this case”, McGinty told cleveland.com (http://bit.ly/1RRpVXd ).

James has used his platform to bring awareness to social issues in recent years, including the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and in October, he offered condolences on the death of a 5-month-old girl, Aavielle Wakefield, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Cleveland, according to ESPN.

“While the grand jury and the prosecutor have spoken, there remains a multitude of fundamental, unanswered questions”. In October, rival candidate Senator Ted Cruz, of Texas, is reported to have said that the Black Lives Matter movement has “embraced rabid rhetoric, rabid anti-police language – literally suggesting and embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers”. “That memory will never go away”. They said the grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer responsible for Rice’s death is unacceptable.

A law professor as well as a prominent Cleveland civil rights lawyer said Tuesday that from both a legal and public relations standpoint, Cleveland has considerable exposure from the federal lawsuit filed by Tamir’s family. A judge ultimately acquitted the patrolman of manslaughter.

Chimurenga Waller, an officer with the Uhuru party, and activist Tammy Harris hold a sign calling for action on police violence against African-Americans.

James said he did not immaediately react to the news because he is not totally familiar with the case.