Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, said it’s “pathetic, it’s pitiful, it’s a shame,” after learning about Timothy Loehman’s new job from 19 News.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Nearly eight years after the tragic police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the Cleveland Police officer who pulled the trigger has a new job, with a different police force.
“The system is broken, because police reform is actually not working. You would hire someone knowing he has murdered a 12-year-old child. How dare you. How dare you do it,” Rice stated. In one social media post a woman wrote, “If this is the same guy who killed Tamir Rice, he doesn’t belong here. He’s a danger to the community. Who else’s child has to die before he’s locked up.”
Loehman was hired in 2018 by Bellaire, Ohio’s police department, but withdrew his application after Samaria Rice and others vocalized their disgust.She plans to unveil a $100,000 memorial in her son’s memory and honor on Jan. 16 in the same spot where he lost his life. He also said his phone has been ringing off the hook following his social media post about the new hire.
She said it will be powerful and will forever stand as a reminder that her young Black son was unarmed and killed by police, “I would encourage folks to go to the Tamir Rice Foundation’s Facebook page to sign up for tickets.”
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