West Virginia
Police Department in West Virginia hires former Cleveland officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (WOIO) – Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has been hired by the White Sulphur Springs Police Department in West Virginia.
Loemann shot Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, 2014, while playing with a pellet gun outside of the Cudell Recreation Center.
Although Loehmann wasn’t charged in relation to the shooting, and was cleared by both a Cuyahoga County grand jury and Cleveland’s Critical Incident Review Commission, he lost his job with Cleveland Police for lying on his application.
He was hired by the Village of Bellaire Police Department in 2018 and later withdrew from the force there.
In 2022, Loehmann withdrew his application to the Tioga Borough Police Department after news surfaced on social media.
Tamir Rice would have turned 22-year-old on June 25.
19 News reached out to the White Sulfur Springs for a statement but have yet hear back.
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