911 dispatcher in Tamir Rice case gets 8 day suspension

A disciplinary letter revealed that 911 dispatcher Constance Hollinger failed to alert dispatchers that Tamir Rice could have been a juvenile with a fake gun. In November 2014, Tamir Rice was shot and killed within seconds of the police cruiser's arrival at the Cleveland rec center. County prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty says that the omission could have prevented Rice from being killed that day. Hollinger will serve an 8-day suspension, which Rice's mother Samaria says is "unacceptable." Eight days for gross negligence resulting in the death of a 12-year-old boy. How pathetic is that? -Subodh Chandra (Rice's attorney) Last April, the city agreed to grant the Rice family $6 million for the settlement of a federal civil rights lawsuit.