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Officer who killed Tamir Rice quickly leaves new police job

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The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 withdrew from the police force of a Pennsylvania town Thursday amid backlash and media coverage over his hiring. Timothy Loehmann was sworn in Tuesday as the lone police officer in Tioga but left the $18-per-hour position without having worked a single shift, according to borough council President Steve Hazlett. Timothy Loehmann shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice almost eight years ago. He was a Cleveland police rookie with eight months on the job when he shot Rice.

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The Guardian

Officer who killed Tamir Rice quits after outcry over his hiring by small town

Timothy Loehmann, who shot 12-year-old in 2014, had been recruited as small Pennsylvania town’s sole police officer

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Cleveland ex-officer who shot Tamir Rice quits rural police force

By Randi Love - The former Cleveland officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice almost eight years ago has resigned as the sole member of a rural Pennsylvania police department, two days after he was sworn in, the borough of Tioga said on its website. Dozens of protesters marched around the Tioga borough office on July 5 when Timothy Loehmann took the oath of office at a town

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Police officer who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice is hired as cop in Pennsylvania

‘I was under the understanding, through our police committee and our Borough president, that they did an extensive background check on him,’ mayor says

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Ex-Cleveland officer who killed Tamir Rice withdraws from Pennsylvania police position amid backlash

The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, 12, in 2014 withdrew from the police force of a Pennsylvania town amid backlash.

1 year ago·United States

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Associated Press News

Officer who killed Tamir Rice quickly leaves new police job

The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 withdrew from the police force of a Pennsylvania town Thursday amid backlash and media coverage over his hiring.

1 year ago·United States

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CBS Local

Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Leaves New Police Job In Pennsylvania Amid Fallout

TIOGA, Pa. (AP) — The former Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 withdrew from the police force of a tiny Pennsylvania town on Thursday amid community backlash and media scrutiny over his hiring.Timothy Loehmann was sworn in this week as the lone police officer in Tioga — a community of about 600 people in rural north-central Pennsylvania, 300 miles (483 kilometers) from Cleveland — but left the position w…

1 year ago·United States

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