The city of Cleveland said Monday it will pay $6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old who was fatally shot by police in 2014 while playing with a toy gun. The settlement awaits approval from a U.S. district judge, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
In December, a grand jury declined to indict Timothy Loehmann, who shot Rice, and his partner, Frank Garmback. The officers said they believed Rice's gun was real.
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