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marmar

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Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:39 AM Dec 2015

More than 100 Tamir Rice protesters march through downtown Cleveland during second night of protests





CLEVELAND, Ohio — The second day of outcry over a grand jury's decision not to indict two police officers in the shooting death of Tamir Rice saw more than 100 demonstrators close the streets of downtown Cleveland.

"It could have been my child," one protester who only described herself as a lifelong Cleveland resident said.

The woman vowed not to vote for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty, the man whose office oversaw the final leg of the shooting investigation that ended Monday with the announcement the officers in the shooting would face no criminal charges.

McGinty is seeking re-election in 2016. The woman's declaration drew cheers from the crowd. ...............(more)

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/12/over_100_tamir_rice_protesters.html#incart_river_index




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