"Rice, who was Black, was playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center in Cleveland on Nov. 22, 2014, when he was shot and killed by Loehmann seconds after the officer and his partner arrived. The white officers told investigators Loehmann had shouted three times at Rice to raise his hands. The shooting sparked an outcry about police treatment of Black people and systemic racism, especially after a grand jury decided not to indict Loehmann or his partner."
"Timothy Loehmann was fired on Friday from his position at the Snowshoe Resort Community District. The district's board announced Loehmann's firing in a statement following their emergency meeting. Subodh Chandra, a Cleveland-based attorney for Rice's family, said that "Loehmann's determination to inflict himself on other people seems pathological. So does the craven poor judgment required by any public officials who hire him.""
Timothy Loehmann was dismissed from his ranger role at Snowshoe Resort Community District after an emergency board meeting. Subodh Chandra described Loehmann's actions and hiring as pathological and craven poor judgment. Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, was shot and killed by Loehmann on Nov. 22, 2014, while playing with a pellet gun near a Cleveland recreation center. The shooting occurred seconds after Loehmann and a partner arrived; officers said Loehmann shouted for Rice to raise his hands. Cleveland settled a wrongful-death lawsuit for $6 million and had previously fired Loehmann for lying on his police application. Loehmann subsequently faced hiring backlash and left multiple small departments.
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