The City of Cleveland has agreed to pay $6 million to Tamir Rice's family to settle a lawsuit against the two officers involved in the shooting death of the 12-year-old in November 2014.
Rice was playing with a toy gun in a local park when Officer Timothy Loehmann shot him within seconds of leaving his vehicle. Loehmann and his partner Frank Garmback had been notified by a 911 dispatcher that a man was pointing a gun at people in the park.
The settlement states there is no admission of wrongdoing from the city, the officers, or the dispatchers.
Cleveland.com reports:
The settlement, announced Monday, does not resolve all of the lingering legal issues surrounding the 12-year-old's killing. However, it is a sign that both the city and the boy's family did not want to endure what could be tension-filled litigation process that could last years.
The settlement was revealed via a court filing from U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who presided over settlement talks.
Per the settlement, Tamir Rice's estate shall receive $5.5 million, Samaria Rice, the boy's mother, and his sister Tajai Rice will each receive $250,000. Neither the city nor the officers or dispatchers involved will admit to any wrongdoing. The city will pay $3 million this year and $3 million in 2017.
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