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Tamir Rice’s Death Ruled A Homicide

In a newly released autopsy, the death of Cleveland 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was fatally shot by police, has been ruled a homicide

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12 years ago

December 12, 2014

UVM Staff

Tamir Rice

In a newly released autopsy, the death of Cleveland 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was fatally shot by police, has been ruled a homicide according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s office.

Tamir Rice, was shot on Nov. 22nd by Cleveland police, after police responded to a 911 call of a suspect waving a handgun around a Cleveland park.

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When officers arrived on the scene, within seconds they fired shots at the 12-year-old. The weapon would later turn out to be toy gun. Rice died the next day.

The autopsy report said that Rice sustained a single wound to the left side of his abdomen that traveled from front to back and lodged in his pelvis.

Read the full autopsy report here

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