Tamir Rice a Black boy was shot to death by a police officer on November 22, 2014, while playing with a toy gun at a park in Cleveland. According to reports, Tamir Rice was at a nearby park playing with an Airsoft gun, a gift from a friend. The mother Samaria Rice words on this sad day-
There was a person who told the policeman that there was a person with a firearm. After a few seconds police arrive at the scene and gun down Tamir. The 12-year-old Black child was shot to death by a police officer in November 2014 while playing with a toy gun at a park in Cleveland.
The officers watched the child bleeding, but did not provide first aid. So after the incident, The USA TODAY connection get in touch with 31 teenagers to know about the story of maturing in America.
He was eventually fired from the police department, it is also said that he was lying on his application. The incident shows that Black people are treated unfairly in the U.S. Tamir Rice would’ve been celebrating his 18th birthday with his family