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 […]
A gazebo where a 12-year-old black boy with a pellet gun was fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer is expected to be dismantled beginning this week 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 […]
The gazebo outside Cudell Recreation Center, where Tamir Rice was shot and killed, is expected to be dismantled soon, according to Cleveland City Council. At Wednesday night’s council meeting, it was noted that the gazebo will be deconstructed and taken to a storage site under ownership of the Tamir Rice Foundation. The city also agreed to […]
A spokesperson for the city of Cleveland has confirmed that the city is currently holding discussions with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture about preserving the gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot. The city announced last week its intentions of demolishing the gazebo, located at Cudell Rec Center. Demolition was originally planned […]
