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Cleveland officer who killed boy left past job after 'dismal' review
Source: Reuters
Cleveland officer who killed boy left past job after 'dismal' review
BY KIM PALMER
CLEVELAND Thu Dec 4, 2014 4:42pm EST
(Reuters) - The Cleveland police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy playing with a pellet gun at a park last month left his previous job with a suburban police department after a string of problems, including immaturity and "dismal" handgun performance, personnel records showed.
The shooting of Tamir Rice, who is black, by 26-year-old officer Timothy Loehmann on Nov. 23 sparked protests in Cleveland, and came amid flaring tensions nationwide over recent police killings of unarmed black people, most notably in New York and Ferguson, Missouri.
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday an investigation found the Cleveland Police Department systematically engages in excessive use of force against civilians.
A memo written by Independence, Ohio, deputy police chief Jim Polak in November 2012 showed Loehmann was beset with emotional issues during his brief stint with the department, according to records provided by the Independence police.
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BY KIM PALMER
CLEVELAND Thu Dec 4, 2014 4:42pm EST
(Reuters) - The Cleveland police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy playing with a pellet gun at a park last month left his previous job with a suburban police department after a string of problems, including immaturity and "dismal" handgun performance, personnel records showed.
The shooting of Tamir Rice, who is black, by 26-year-old officer Timothy Loehmann on Nov. 23 sparked protests in Cleveland, and came amid flaring tensions nationwide over recent police killings of unarmed black people, most notably in New York and Ferguson, Missouri.
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday an investigation found the Cleveland Police Department systematically engages in excessive use of force against civilians.
A memo written by Independence, Ohio, deputy police chief Jim Polak in November 2012 showed Loehmann was beset with emotional issues during his brief stint with the department, according to records provided by the Independence police.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-usa-ohio-shooting-idUSKCN0JI2GO20141204
