Two independent reports commissioned by the prosecutor in the Tamir Rice shooting case have concluded that officers who responded to reports of a young man with a gun werer "justified" in using deadly force. It later emerged that the Cleveland 12 year old was brandishing a pellet gun. NBC News: The Ohio prosecutor gathering evidence in the fatal police shooting of Tamir Rice released two reports Saturday that conclude the officer was justified in shooting the 12-year-old. The separate reports — conducted by a retired FBI agent and by a prosecutor in Denver — were released by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office. They found that Officer Timothy Loehmann acted reasonably under the law when he shot Rice on Nov. 22. Police say Rice was holding a pellet gun that resembled a handgun. A grand jury will determine whether Loehmann faces criminal charges in Rice's death. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said he released...(Read Full Post)