In late October, The New York Times reported that the Justice Department had quietly quashed its inquiry into Tamir’s killing. “Although Tamir Rice’s death is tragic, the evidence does not meet these substantial evidentiary requirements,” the Justice Department said. Subodh Chandra, a former federal prosecutor who is representing the Rice family, said on Tuesday that the process had been tainted. “The Rice family has been cheated of a fair process yet again,” Mr. Chandra said in an email. Henry Hilow, a lawyer for the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association who represented the two officers involved in the case, said that Tuesday’s announcement by the Justice Department was a further affirmation of the facts of the case.

Source: New York Times December 30, 2020 01:43 UTC