article_snippet: City officials have apologized for saying 12-year-old Tamir Rice 'directly caused' saying 12-year-old Tamir Rice ' own fatal shooting by police while saying 12-year-old Tamir Rice ' .
article_snippet: The mayor of Cleveland, OhioOhio, has apologized for a response to the wrongful death lawsuit which blamed 12-year-old Tamir Rice (above) for his fatal shooting by police on November 22 . '
article_snippet: Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson has now apologized for the wording of a response to the wrongful death lawsuit which blamed 12-year-old Tamir Rice (above) for his fatal shooting by police on November 22 and said a response to the wrongful death lawsuit which blamed 12-year-old Tamir Rice (above) for his fatal shooting by police on November 22 will be changed in the next three weeks after Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson spokes to Tamir's family. '
article_snippet: In an attempt to protect our defenses, our used words and phrased things in such a way that was very insensitive to the tragedy in general and the victim in particular,' Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson told reporters. '
article_snippet: our are apologizing to the family and the citizens of the city of Cleveland for our poor use of those words, and our insensitivity for the use of those words.'
article_snippet: Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson added: 'our are sincerely apologetic for our misuse and mischaracterization of our answer to that complaint.'
article_snippet: 'Sincerely apologetic': Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson (right) said the wording about Tamir (left) will change .
highlights_snippet: 'Sincerely apologetic' mayor Frank Jackson: