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Source: Evidence in Sheriff's Tamir Rice shooting investigation does not support criminal charges
newsnet5.com staff
11:46 AM, Jun 3, 2015
45 mins ago
CLEVELAND - The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's investigation of the shooting of a 12-year-old boy at a Cleveland rec center does not support that a crime was committed, a source familiar with the case told newsnet5.com.
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office has turned its investigation into the shooting of Tamir Rice over to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
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The source told newsnet5.com that the "investigation and evidence shows the lack of evidence to support that a crime was committed in the shooting of Tamir Rice."
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office said that they do not decide whether a crime was committed or whether a shooting was justified in cases like these; rather, they present evidence and facts to the Prosecutor and the Prosecutor decides whether to present charges to a grand jury.
Cuyahoga County officials released the following statement Wednesday afternoon:
Today, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Clifford Pinkney transmitted the findings of the investigation into the death of Tamir Rice to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. The County Sheriff’s Office performed the investigation at the request of the City of Cleveland. The Sheriff’s Office received the file on February 13, and has performed an extensive, thorough and unbiased investigation. It is now up to the Prosecutor to determine how next to proceed.
“As I stated in my briefing on May 12, 2015,” Sheriff Pinkney said, “my department has been diligently working on the investigation. We have concluded our work and I have turned it over to the Prosecutor who will take it through the next steps.”
Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann fatally shot Tamir Rice last November at the Cudell Recreation Center. Tamir had an airsoft gun, which shoots non-lethal plastic pellets. Cleveland Police Office Frank Garmback drove the patrol car involved in the incident.
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They got away with shooting this little boy
Source: Evidence in Sheriff's Tamir Rice shooting investigation does not support criminal charges
newsnet5.com staff
11:46 AM, Jun 3, 2015
45 mins ago
CLEVELAND - The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's investigation of the shooting of a 12-year-old boy at a Cleveland rec center does not support that a crime was committed, a source familiar with the case told newsnet5.com.
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office has turned its investigation into the shooting of Tamir Rice over to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
GET BREAKING NEWS ALERTS ON YOUR PHONE FOR FREE: Download the newsnet5 app for Apple or Android
The source told newsnet5.com that the "investigation and evidence shows the lack of evidence to support that a crime was committed in the shooting of Tamir Rice."
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office said that they do not decide whether a crime was committed or whether a shooting was justified in cases like these; rather, they present evidence and facts to the Prosecutor and the Prosecutor decides whether to present charges to a grand jury.
Cuyahoga County officials released the following statement Wednesday afternoon:
Today, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Clifford Pinkney transmitted the findings of the investigation into the death of Tamir Rice to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. The County Sheriff’s Office performed the investigation at the request of the City of Cleveland. The Sheriff’s Office received the file on February 13, and has performed an extensive, thorough and unbiased investigation. It is now up to the Prosecutor to determine how next to proceed.
“As I stated in my briefing on May 12, 2015,” Sheriff Pinkney said, “my department has been diligently working on the investigation. We have concluded our work and I have turned it over to the Prosecutor who will take it through the next steps.”
Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann fatally shot Tamir Rice last November at the Cudell Recreation Center. Tamir had an airsoft gun, which shoots non-lethal plastic pellets. Cleveland Police Office Frank Garmback drove the patrol car involved in the incident.
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They got away with shooting this little boy
