Note from Wes: It’s unfortunate that things like this happen, but they deserve coverage. The more we can illuminate the sad state our world’s in, the more we can start to come together and create something better. But we’re going to hear sad stories like this every now and then; it’s part of the shakeup the world’s experiencing.

Our world can be just as hellish as it is heavenly, and I think the best thing we can do is retain balance in all situations.

Written by Aaron Nelson, The Anti Media, Novmeber 23, 2014 – http://tinyurl.com/n74dpn7

(TheAntiMedia) On late saturday afternoon, a Cleveland, Ohio police officer shot a 12-year-old boy after the child pulled a BB gun from his waistband.

A rookie officer and his veteran partner pulled into a parking lot outside Cudell Recreation Center at Detroit Avenue and West Boulevard around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday where they witnessed a collection of people sitting underneath a pavilion.

The rookie officer saw what turned out to be a BB gun sitting on a picnic table and says he saw the boy pick it up. The officer got out of his vehicle and told the child to put his hands up. The boy reached down, pulled out the BB gun, and the rookie officer fired two shots.

The child, whose name has not been officially released, did not threaten the officer verbally or physically according to Ed Tomba, the Deputy Chief of Field Operations. When a police officer fires at a civilian (in this case a child), the officer’s life is supposed to be directly threatened.

The deputy chief made a vow to the community that the investigation will remain open.

“When an officer gives a command, we expect it to be followed,” Tomba said. “The way it looks like right now, it wasn’t followed, but we’re going to continue our investigation.”

The boy was taken to Metro Health Medical Center in critical condition. The unnamed child passed away early Sunday morning due to the injuries he sustained from the bullets of law enforcement.

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