No officer indicted over fatal shooting of 12-year-old Ohio boy

A grand jury has declined to indict a recently-hired Cleveland police officer or his partner for their roles in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a black youngster who was holding what turned out to be a pellet gun.

Patrolman Timothy Loehmann fatally shot Tamir Rice within two seconds of a police cruiser driven by Frank Garmback skidding to a stop near the boy in Ohio in November 2014.

The charges come after a lengthy investigation by the Cuyahoga County sheriff's office and county prosecutors, and a grand jury presentation that began in late October.

Prosecutor Tim McGinty announced the grand jury's decision on Monday.

A video of the shooting captured by a surveillance camera provoked outrage nationally and made Tamir a central figure in a protest movement over police killings.