Reports Clear Cleveland Officer in Shooting

Two reports have been released by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office that justify a Cleveland police officer in the death of a teen last year.

The two independent reports concluded that Officer Timothy Loehmann acted reasonably when he shot Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, 2014, according to The Plain Dealer.

Retired FBI agent Kimberly Crawford and Denver-area prosecutor S. Lamar Sims found in the reports that it was reasonable to conclude that Loehmann believed Rice was armed because he saw the boy reaching toward his waistband.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty told the newspaper that his office has not reached any conclusions about the case, which will be evaluated by a grand jury.

Activists argued Sunday that that the reports showed bias toward police, citing that the reports were authored by a retired FBI agent and a prosecutor.

Each expert stressed that they did not look at whether Loehmann or his partner Frank Garmback

The attorney for Rice's estate released a statement Saturday that accused McGinty of trying to avoid an indictment against Loehmann.

Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association President Steve Loomis said union members agree with the report, but are not "high-fiving" over the results.

"It doesn't take away from the fact that this was an absolute tragedy," he said in a statement. "Nobody wins in this situation."