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Sheriff to take over probe of police shooting death of Cleveland boy
Source: Reuters
Sheriff to take over probe of police shooting death of Cleveland boy
BY KIM PALMER
CLEVELAND Fri Jan 2, 2015 6:02pm EST
(Reuters) - Cleveland has transferred its investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 12-year-old boy to the Cuyahoga County sheriff's department, city officials said on Friday.
Cleveland police shot and killed Tamir Rice at a park in November while he was carrying a replica gun that typically shoots plastic pellets. Police, who were responding to a 911 call that a man was pointing a gun at people, shot Rice within seconds of arriving at the scene.
"I believe that the best way to ensure accountability in a use of force investigation is to have it completed by an outside agency," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said in a statement.
He said the decision would add transparency and an "extra layer of separation and impartiality." Cuyahoga County includes the city of Cleveland.
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BY KIM PALMER
CLEVELAND Fri Jan 2, 2015 6:02pm EST
(Reuters) - Cleveland has transferred its investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 12-year-old boy to the Cuyahoga County sheriff's department, city officials said on Friday.
Cleveland police shot and killed Tamir Rice at a park in November while he was carrying a replica gun that typically shoots plastic pellets. Police, who were responding to a 911 call that a man was pointing a gun at people, shot Rice within seconds of arriving at the scene.
"I believe that the best way to ensure accountability in a use of force investigation is to have it completed by an outside agency," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said in a statement.
He said the decision would add transparency and an "extra layer of separation and impartiality." Cuyahoga County includes the city of Cleveland.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/02/us-usa-police-cleveland-idUSKBN0KB1EW20150102
