The mother of the 12 year old Cleveland boy who was shot and killed by police while playing with a toy gun is reportedly living in a homeless shelter. According to Black America Web, Samaria Rice the mother of Tamir Rice is living in a homeless shelter because living near the spot where her son was killed is too painful. In court documents released Monday, the lawyers for the Rice family wants to pursue a civil suit against the city of Cleveland but the city wants the family to hold off on the lawsuit until the official investigation is included.
The Rice family says that they cannot wait too long for the investigation because they feel the city of Cleveland are protecting the two officers who shot and killed Rice. In the motion, it is described that Rice moved from her home because she can not live next door to the field where her son was killed. But to add insult to injury, Tamir has yet to be buried because it is unclear if the body of Tamir will be needed for additional medical examination.
During a press conference, the lawyer of the Rice family, Benjamin Crump spoke about the death of Tamir,
“It is so sad that the face of police brutality in America is going to be the 12-year-old face of Tamir Rice,” said Crump during the press conference. “We come here to Cleveland, Ohio, brothers and sisters, where we had video capture the whole entire episode of what happened to claim this baby’s life. And yet, after five months and counting, no one has been charged, no one has been held accountable for the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.”
– Ballah-moni Kollie (@Gottadream87)
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