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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – While Cleveland Police say their investigation into Saturday’s deadly officer-involved shooting continues, the demand for answers is growing from the community. A family attorney claims an innocent boy was killed.

Tamir Rice was shot on Saturday afternoon by a Cleveland police officer responding to a 911 call that the 12-year-old boy was waving around an “airsoft” type replica gun, resembling a semi-automatic pistol, with the orange safety indicator removed.

From the 911 call: “It’s probably fake, but you know what, it’s scaring the *expletive* out of people.”

“The officers ordered him to stop and show his hands and he went into his waistband and pulled out the weapon,” said Deputy Chief Ed Tomba with Cleveland Police.

On Sunday morning, Tamir died from his injuries at MetroHealth Hospital.

Donnie Pastard returned to the scene on Sunday, looking for answers with the activist anticrime group, Black on Black.

“I do not think these police officers left home to kill a black child. But I do think there’s training involved there. There’s the race factor involved. This is something we gonna have to talk about, whether we like it or not,” said Pastard.

Some believe the discussion needs to start with kids about why it’s important to not bring BB guns or toy guns that look like real guns to playgrounds or public spaces.

A 14-year-old who was at the scene on Saturday says he gets it.

“It could have been prevented by him going home. We told him that he shouldn’t be out playing with BB guns up there,” he said. “I wouldn’t want my life to end so young. Probably had a bright future ahead of him.”

Attorney Timothy Kucharski has been hired by the family and will speak as a representative. Kucharski says “an innocent boy was shot and killed” by a rookie officer at the Cudell Rec Center on Cleveland’s west side.

“This is not a black and white issue. This is a right and wrong issue. This is not a racial issue. This is about people doing their jobs the right way,” said Kucharski.

“When an officer gives a command, we expect it to be followed,” said Tomba.

State lawmakers jumped into action after this deadly police shooting.

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