The death of Tamir Rice , a 12-year-old boy who was shot last month by a Cleveland police officer who authorities say mistook the child 's air gun for a real firearm , has been ruled a homicide , the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner 's Office said Friday . Tamir Rice , 12 , was shot when , police say , he reached for a toy gun in his waistband last month . Police : Boy pointed the gun outside a Cleveland recreation center ; it turned out to be air gun . The boy is now dead and parents are demanding answers from city officials about what happened that day.
Tamir Rice , 12 , was shot when , police say , he reached for a toy gun in his waistband last month . Police : Boy pointed the gun outside a Cleveland recreation center ; it turned out to be air gun . The boy is now dead and parents are demanding answers from city officials about what happened that day.