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Via | WKYC.com

Nov. 20, 2015: This weekend marks one year since 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by police in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND — Sunday will mark one year since the tragic shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

He was shot and killed by Cleveland Police Officer TImothy Loehmann in a split-second decision at the Cudell Recreation Center.

Loehmann and his partner were responding to a report of someone brandishing a gun. They did not know Tamir had an airsoft replica gun.

A grand jury is hearing evidence, deciding whether any police should be indicted and face trial for the incident.

There will be a full weekend of events to remember Tamir and discuss issues raised by his shooting.

Here is the #YearWIthoutTamir Schedule of events:

Saturday: there will be a Butterfly Project Commemoration at the Cudell Recreation Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s a memorial created by young people.

Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be a Banner for Justice for Tamir at the MLK Jr. Branch of the Cleveland Public Library.

Saturday: 2:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. there will be a town hall meeting and panel discussion at the Clark-Fulton Library Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. The topic: Standing in Need of Justice a Year Later.

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