The Justice Department announced Tuesday it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice (pictured in a memorial). Jacqueline Larma/AP hide caption
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Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice during a 2014 protest in Washington, D.C. Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed the 12-year-old boy, was fired Tuesday for answers he provided on his personal history statement during the hiring process. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
A protester holds up a picture of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a December 2014 demonstration in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez was defeated by Kim Foxx in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. Alvarez had been criticized for the investigation into the shooting of Laquan McDonald by a police officer. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
Why would a mother whose baby died after she put him down for a nap be considered a murderer and not part of a tragedy? iStockphoto hide caption
Demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland on November 25, 2014, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Protesters and members of the group Puncture The Silence rally against the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice at Public Square on Nov. 24, 2014 Lisa DeJong/The Plain Dealer via Landov hide caption
In a photo taken Dec. 1 of last year, Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice during a protest. It has been nearly a year since then, but a grand jury has not reached a decision on the case. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir, a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, speaks during a news conference in December 2014, in Cleveland. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
"This is a defining moment for Cleveland," Mayor Frank Jackson says of reform efforts. He's seen here at a news conference last month. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland in November during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Nicholas Heyward Jr. the year before he was killed. "I would give my life today if I could, you know, just have him back," his dad said during a recent visit to StoryCorps. Courtesy of Nicholas Heyward Sr. hide caption