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Tamir Rice shooting: Cleveland police release recordings | Tamir Rice shooting: Cleveland police release recordings |
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The 12-year-old boy shot by police in the US was told to show his hands three times by officers before they opened fire, a senior officer says. | The 12-year-old boy shot by police in the US was told to show his hands three times by officers before they opened fire, a senior officer says. |
Tamir Rice, whom the officers appeared to believe was much older, was shot twice and later died in hospital. | Tamir Rice, whom the officers appeared to believe was much older, was shot twice and later died in hospital. |
Cleveland police has released audio recordings and video of the incident. | |
His family has released a statement appealing for calm and thanked the police for releasing CCTV footage of events leading up to the shooting. | |
The CCTV video shows Tamir Rice pointing the toy gun at a passer-by from the playground where he was shot, which prompted a 911 emergency call. | |
Recordings of radio communications reveal a police officer at the scene describing Tamir Rice as aged "maybe 20" after the shooting. | Recordings of radio communications reveal a police officer at the scene describing Tamir Rice as aged "maybe 20" after the shooting. |
A separate recording appears to confirm the officers were not told the gun might be fake. | A separate recording appears to confirm the officers were not told the gun might be fake. |
The family of Tamir Rice said that they believed that their son's death could have been avoided. | |
In a statement, the family said: "The video shows one thing distinctly: the police officers reacted quickly." | |
They called for a thorough investigation of events and asked people in their community to remain calm and "protest peacefully and responsibly". | |
Cleveland police said on Wednesday that the family had given permission for CCTV recordings of the shooting to be released. | Cleveland police said on Wednesday that the family had given permission for CCTV recordings of the shooting to be released. |
'Male down' | 'Male down' |
The footage shows Tamir Rice walking around a playground with a replica gun clearly in his hand. | The footage shows Tamir Rice walking around a playground with a replica gun clearly in his hand. |
Minutes later, a police car drives up and stops immediately next to him. | Minutes later, a police car drives up and stops immediately next to him. |
Chief officer Edward Tomba said that the car door was open when the officers arrived, and that they had ordered the 12-year-old to show his hands three times as the car pulled up alongside. | Chief officer Edward Tomba said that the car door was open when the officers arrived, and that they had ordered the 12-year-old to show his hands three times as the car pulled up alongside. |
The boy was then shot and fatally wounded. | The boy was then shot and fatally wounded. |
In a recording immediately after the incident, a police officer is heard saying: "Shots fired, male down, black male, maybe 20." | In a recording immediately after the incident, a police officer is heard saying: "Shots fired, male down, black male, maybe 20." |
A recording of the call from the operator to police officers as they were dispatched to the scene appears to confirm that there was no mention of a replica gun. | A recording of the call from the operator to police officers as they were dispatched to the scene appears to confirm that there was no mention of a replica gun. |
The operator describes the incident as "a black male sitting on the swings, keeps pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at people". | The operator describes the incident as "a black male sitting on the swings, keeps pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at people". |
An audio recording of the 911 emergency call had previously revealed that the caller had said the gun was "probably a fake" on two occasions, before adding he was not sure whether it was "real or not". | An audio recording of the 911 emergency call had previously revealed that the caller had said the gun was "probably a fake" on two occasions, before adding he was not sure whether it was "real or not". |