TAMIR RICE, a 12-year-old Black boy who was holding a toy gun when shot dead by a Cleveland, Ohio, police officer in 2014. Settlement: $5 millionCriminal charges: A jury found white police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty here of second-degree murder. Criminal charges: The six officers criminally charged in Gray’s death were acquitted or the charges were dropped. Criminal charges: The officer pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Criminal charges: A jury acquitted the officer on charges of felony manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm.

Source: Standard Digital September 24, 2020 07:01 UTC