12-03-2014, 07:08 PM
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Tamir Rice's uncle said at a memorial service on Wednesday that police need to change how they train officers and take a closer look at how they communicate with dispatchers.
He told mourners that they must be advocates for change through peaceful protest, and that the community needs to become Tamir's voice because he can no longer speak for himself.
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Meanwhile, Fred Loehmann -- the father of rookie Officer Tim Loehmann (pictured above)-- told reporters that his son told him that he had no choice but to shoot. Fred Loehmann is a retired LEO.
Tim Loehmann's Independence Ohio Police Department employment history reveals that he resigned for "personal reasons" after being on the job just five months, from July 2012 until December 2012.
He was described by former supervisors as a "distracted and weepy" officer who failed to follow orders during firearms training, and on one occasion left his firearm in an unsecure locker.
Supervisors questioned Loehmann's maturity and were already in the process of removing him from the police department when he left. Loehmann started with Cleveland police in March 2014.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tamir-rice-m...in-police/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cop-who-shot...ex-bosses/