12 Year-old Boy Wielding Toy Gun Shot by Police in Cleveland

On Sunday, a 12 year-old boy who was shot by police after apparently grabbing what ended up being a toy gun, died from his wounds. This occurred after an emergency call was made claiming that a boy was wielding a "probably fake" gun at a playground. When the officer arrived at the scene he noticed that the gun the child had on him did not have an orange safety tip, which toy guns all have on them. The officer yelled at the boy to put his hands up, but instead the boy reached for his toy gun, and the officer shot him twice. The medical examiner at the scene identified the boy as Tamir Rice. The officers involved have been put on administrative leave, and the police department is still investigating the case. The weapon the boy was wielding had been identified as an "airsoft" gun. According to the police department, the caller never notified them that the gun was fake.

I myself,  heard a story quite similar to this. A boy was out on Halloween and he had a toy gun as part of his costume. During his trick or treat route he passed by a police officer and pulled out his gun and was shot by the police officer. It is very unfortunate that such a thing has happened again. I truly believe that there should have been more information relayed to the police officer before he arrived at the scene, that way he could have known that the gun was for sure fake and that the boy could do no harm.