CLEVELAND (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old black boy who was carrying a pellet gun when he was fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer have gathered petitions demanding the county prosecutor’s removal from the case.
Activists and family members of Tamir Rice delivered petitions they said contain thousands of signatures to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty’s office.
Rich was shot outside a recreation center on Nov. 22, 2014, and died the next day.
A grand jury is hearing testimony to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against the rookie patrolman who shot Rice and his training officer.
The boy’s family, activists and others have repeatedly demanded that McGinty remove himself from the case.
