Activists seek warrants for officers in boy’s fatal shooting
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A group of eight activists who filed affidavits that led a judge to find probable cause to arrest two Cleveland officers for the fatal shooting of a boy holding a pellet gun is calling on the city to issue arrest warrants.
The Northeast Ohio Media Group reports the group sent a letter Monday to Cleveland law director Barbara Langhenry asking whether her office will issue arrest warrants for the officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a recreation center last November.
The request follows Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine’s Thursday ruling that there’s probable cause to charge the two officers.
The judge’s ruling doesn’t compel prosecutors to do anything. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty has said the case will be presented to a grand jury.