Police release video of officer shooting dead boy, 12

A 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun that looked like a real firearm was ordered three times to show his hands before he was fatally shot by an officer, Cleveland police said yesterday as they released surveillance video of the confrontation and identified the officers involved.

The compressed video shows the confrontation in stuttered images but lacks sound.

Police said it was being released as requested by the family of the boy, Tamir Rice.