The Officer Who Shot Tamir Rice Just Got Fired for Lying

The Cleveland police officer who killed Tamir Rice was fired, but not for killing Tamir Rice.

Timothy Loehmann, the officer who fatally shot the 12-year-old boy in 2014 will be terminated for providing false information on his job application and omitting information about an “emotional breakdown” during a state qualification course, the Cleveland Police Department announced Tuesday.

The killing of Rice, who was playing with a toy pellet gun in a Cleveland park helped ignite the Black Lives Matter movement and fueled protests across the country.

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