Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty says that a law prevents him from releasing grand jury transcripts to the NAACP.
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty is under the protection of Cleveland Police after a death threat was made against him. The threat, posted on a flyer, called for $500,000 for proof of kill. The flyer mentioned Tamir Rice. It surfaced less than two weeks after McGinty announced that a grand jury would not […]
“I think it’s quite sad that LeBron hasn’t spoken out about my son,” Rice said in a NewsOne Now exclusive with Roland Martin. In a TV One NewsOne Now exclusive interview, Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, discusses prosecutorTimothy McGinty’s actions, lack of community support, if LeBron James and other athletes should use their platforms to […]
CLEVELAND – NOTE: This story contains language that may be offensive to some. After NewsChannel 5 started asking questions, a Cleveland Metropolitan School District resource officer was put on paid administrative leave related to his controversial social media comments about Tamir Rice’s death. On Dec. 30, Matthew Cicero posted the following statement to his Facebook […]
In a Saturday appearance on MSNBC, Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, told Melissa Harris-Perry the non-indictment of the Ohio officer who fatally shot her son made her "mad as hell."
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Crowds continue to gather for another round of demonstrations in Cleveland Friday, many upset with the announcement from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty that two police officers would not be charged in the death of Tamir Rice. Wearing signs stating ‘Fire McGinty’ activists, Rice relatives, community organizers and clergy are among those in attendance. The noon rally kicked […]
The decision was made by the Ohio Grand Jury to not indict officers involved in the shooting death of Tamir Rice. Not long after the decision people decided to walk in protest of the outcome and some went on Twitter with an idea that LeBron James should sit out of his contracted NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers, games in […]
Despite yesterday’s announcement from Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty, the Department of Justice insists that the case of Tamir Rice’s death is not over and that it is leading its own independent review. Peaceful meetings and protests are being held today in Cleveland, OH for a grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officers who […]
CLEVELAND — Experts are weighing in on the grand jury’s decision to not indict the two Cleveland police officers involved in the Tamir Rice shooting. Rice, 12, was shot and killed by an officer at the Cudell Recreation Center. Rice was holding an airsoft gun that lacked the orange safety tip. Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Steve Loomis and Ohio […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Less than 24 hours after a Cuyahoga County grand jury decided not to indict Officers Frank Garmback and Timothy Loehmann in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson held a second news conference regarding Monday’s decision. “A wrong has been done. Now, whether that wrong is legal, or whether […]
CLEVELAND– As the Cavaliers were playing the Suns in Phoenix Monday night, a group on Twitter was calling for the team’s star to sit out. The hashtag #NoJusticeNoLeBron was in response to a grand jury’s decision not to indict two Cleveland police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Some advocates hoped LeBron James […]