The gazebo where a 12-year-old boy with a pellet gun was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer is being dismantled and shipped to a Chicago museum for display.
The gazebo became a makeshift memorial to Tamir Rice, whose 2014 death sparked Black Lives Matter protests. An attorney says Tamir’s mother wanted the gazebo to become a symbol for what happened to him.
Crews began taking down the gazebo shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Ex-city councilman Jay Westbrook said Monday he’s been coordinating the deconstruction with officials at Chicago’s Stony Island Arts Bank. He says a museum official will supervise the deconstruction.Tamir was killed by a patrol officer within two seconds of a cruiser skidding to a stop near him outside a recreation center where the gazebo is located.
source: Wkyc.com
