Ohio Senators and representatives call for reopening of Tamir Rice case
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Joyce Beatty (OH-3), and Tim Ryan (OH-13) penned a letter Friday to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice to immediately reopen its civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice's death.
On Nov. 22, 2014, Rice was playing with a toy gun in a park in Cleveland, when someone called the police on him.
Officers arrived on the scene to find Rice playing with the toy by himself.
There, an officer fired upon Rice, striking and killing the 12-year-old boy.
"Tamir Rice should be alive today," the lawmakers wrote in their letter.
They continued, "The DOJ's investigation into the officer that killed Tamir was not completed by the end of President Obama's term, and the Trump Administration abruptly closed the investigation in 2020, providing very little insight or information about the process. Justice delayed is justice denied, and accountability for Tamir Rice's death has been delayed for more than six years."
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and accountability for Tamir Rice's death has been delayed for more than six years. Therefore, we strongly support the request of Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, that DOJ reopens its investigation into her son's case."
