Police Release Video, Officers’ Names in Tamir Rice Shooting

By Jamilah King Nov 26, 2014

At the behest of Tamir Rice’s family, Cleveland police released audio and video of the shooting that claimed the 12-year-old’s life at a local playground four days ago.

In it, Rice is shown walking around a park with a BB gun in his hand, looking fairly bored and talking on his cell phone before a police cruiser pulls up. The two responding officers appear to shoot the boy immediately after leaving their moving police car. Those officers were identified as Frank Garmack, 46, a six-year veteran of the force, and Timothy Lowman, 26, who had only been with the department since March. Both officers are on administrative leave, which is standard after fatal shootings. 

"We are honoring the wishes of the family and releasing this and also in the spirit of being open and fair with our community," Deputy Chief Edward Tomba said at a press conference this afternoon. Tomba called the shooting an "obvious tragic event."