Experts claim police shooting of boy, 12, who had pellet gun was justified

A white Ohio police officer was justified in shooting dead a black 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun moments after pulling up beside him, two independent reports have said.

Both a retired FBI agent and a Denver prosecutor found the rookie Cleveland patrolman who shot Tamir Rice exercised a reasonable use of force because he had reason to perceive the boy – described in an emergency call as a man waving and pointing a gun – as a serious threat.