Tamir Rice Indictment Update: Celebrities Post Twitter Reactions

Twitter users were in an uproar Monday after there were no indictments in the 2014 police shooting of Tamir Rice, which resulted in the 12-year-old’s death. Celebrities flocked to the social media site to share their outrage. Entertainers from comedian DL Hughley to Grammy Award winner Bette Midler shared their reactions in 140-character posts.

In a state where it's legal to walk down the street with a real gun, does a 12 year old get killed with a toy gun? #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) December 28, 2015

#TeamDL pic.twitter.com/kKo4vnf5Kc
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) December 28, 2015

No indictment in #TamirRice case. 12 years old. Unarmed. Why? Why?!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) December 28, 2015

ANOTHER“NOT SO GRAND” GRAND JURY.TAMIR RICE’S DEATH WAS TRAGEDY OF ERRORS,INCOMPETENCE& TOTAL DISREGARD OF A 12YR OLD CHILDS HUMAN RIGHTS.
— Cher (@cher) December 28, 2015

There is no respect for human life. That's what we are witnessing. #TamirRice
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) December 28, 2015

Cop gave 12-yr-old #TamirRice precisely 2 seconds to comply w his command to drop toy gun. #executionofaChild
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) December 28, 2015

An Ohio grand jury decided not to charge Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback Monday, CNN reported. While Prosecutor Tim McGinty said the fatal shooting was "undeniably tragic," he stated "the state must be able to show that the officers acted outside the constitutional boundaries set forth by the Supreme Court of these United States."

The prosecutor added: "Simply put: Given this perfect storm of human error, mistakes and communications by all involved that day, the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police."

An FBI video analysis showed Tamir "was drawing his gun from his waist as the police slid toward him and Officer Loehmann exited the car," McGinty said, according to CNN. Authorities later determined Tamir had a toy gun.

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