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After the tragic death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the family filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland for wrongful death.

Now, several weeks later, the city has responded, claiming that the young boy died because of his own actions. Cleveland reports:

The city, in its response, wrote that Tamir’s death on Nov. 22 and all of the injuries his family claims in the suit “were directly and proximately caused by their own acts, not this Defendant.” It also says that the 12-year-old’s shooting death was caused “by the failure … to exercise due care to avoid injury.”

The response does not explain these defenses in more detail, though 20 defenses are listed in all, including another one that says Tamir died because of “the conduct of individuals or entities other than Defendant.”

The site continues:

The city also wrote that it does not have enough information to respond in full because the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into Rice’s death by police officer Timothy Loehmann is not finished.

We pray for justice in the case of Tamir and his family.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com | PHOTO CREDIT: AFP