Las Vegas Sun

May 5, 2024

The BB gun of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. The boy died from his wounds a day after officers responded to an emergency call on Nov. 22, 2014 about a someone waving a "probably fake" gun at a playground. One officer fired twice after the boy pulled the fake weapon, which was lacking the orange safety indicator usually found on the muzzle, from his waistband but had not pointed it at police, Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said.

AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Cory Schaffer

The BB gun of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. The boy died from his wounds a day after officers responded to an emergency call on Nov. 22, 2014 about a someone waving a "probably fake" gun at a playground. One officer fired twice after the boy pulled the fake weapon, which was lacking the orange safety indicator usually found on the muzzle, from his waistband but had not pointed it at police, Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said.