Frank Garmback
Cleveland to pay $6mn to family of black boy shot by police
The U.S. city of Cleveland has reached a $6 million settlement with the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African American shot by police while holding a toy gun.
Under the terms of the settlement, Cleveland does not admit any wrongdoing, according to details of the accord announced April 25 by a U.S. District Court in Ohio.
Ohio grand jury clears police in fatal shooting of 12-year-old
A grand jury cleared two Cleveland police officers on Dec. 28 in the November 2014 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was brandishing a toy gun in a park, and a prosecutor said there were a series of mistakes but no criminal activity.