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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abe Asher

Pennsylvania town ‘broke the law’ by hiring police officer who killed Tamir Rice

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Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro said last week that the small Pennsylvania town that hired the former police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland eight years ago did not perform a legally required background check before extending its offer.

The Washington Post reported that Mr Shapiro informed Tigoa Borough President Steve Hazlett last Friday that his town was in violation of a state act mandating that municipalities run checks when hiring law enforcement officers.

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