According to his father, Tamir was large for his age and an artistic boy who treated his mother well. (Photo: USA Today) An Ohio county prosecutor’s office is investigating the deadly shooting of a 12-year-old boy by Cleveland police officers over the weekend. On Saturday, the officers, now on administrative leave, said they opened fire on the boy, Tamir Rice, after he reached for a gun in his waistband, which turned out to be a toy, according to local reports.

Shortly thereafter, emergency responders transported Rice to a nearby hospital where he received surgery for two gunshot wounds to his torso. He died …read more