Shot and killed: Tamir Rice, 12, who was holding an airsoft pistol in a park in Cleveland, Ohio St Louis County Police is mired in fresh killer cop controversy after a post on the force's official facebook page appeared to blame a 12-year-old black boy for the police shooting that killed him. Tamir Rice was playing with a toy gun when he was shot dead by a white officer in Cleveland last week. The tragic incident further fueled the anger and protests that have raged in the wake first of a Grand Jury's failure to indict Ferguson officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown and, now, a second Grand Jury's failure to indict the NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for his fatal chokehold arrest of Eric Garner.
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Officer from St Louis County police posted on Twitter and Facebook about death of unarmed Cleveland, Ohio, boy shot and killed by officers
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Tamir Rice had airsoft pistol in his waistband when police answered 911 call and shot him within two seconds of arriving
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Officer Aaron Dilks posted 'warning' on official St Louis County Police Facebook page and Twitter account telling parents of dangers of airsoft
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He was accused of 'victim blaming'  and posting was deleted by St Louis County Police
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Force was first to investigate officer Darren Wilson over death of Michael Brown and has been involved in policing protests after shooting
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Police chief apologizes for message and says he is praying for Tamar
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He admits: 'The post conveyed the message that my officers respond to calls involving a child with a gun with indiscretion and little regard for life.'
Neighborhood cop @placeholder said 'I too was a kid, and I would have done the same thing as Tamir Rice did.