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Police walk in Tamir Rice case, victims attorneys respond in statement

buzzz worthy. . . On Monday, jurors decided not indict two Ohio police in the 2014 shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.  Video footage released by the Cleveland Police Department showed that within 2 seconds of arriving on the scene at a recreational center, a White  police officer  gunned down the Black boy in response to a witness reporting the child waving what looked like a toy gun.   It was later revealed it was a pellet gun. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty  said in a press conference the situation was sad, but not a crime. McGinty recommended that no charges be filed against  Timothy Loehmann and his partner Frank Garmback .  Loehman was charged with h omicide, and dereliction of duty. Officer Frank Garmback was charged negligent homicide and dereliction of duty. According to AP, the Grand Jury was not notified of the prosecutor's recommendation before making its final decision, according to the prosecutor's office. ...