Disgraced Cleveland, Ohio police officer resposible for the death of Tamir Rice has re-claimed his spot in the unemployment line!
Earlier this month, the Snowshoe Resort Community District (SRCD) in West Virginia confirmed Timothy Loehmann’s termination after public backlash erupted over his hiring as a law enforcement officer.
In a written statement, the district announced:
“Ranger Tim Loehmann is no longer employed by the SRCD. The Board of the SRCD met on December 19, 2025, to discuss personnel matters, and then voted unanimously to terminate the employment of Tim Loehmann effective immediately.”
According to report from 3News, Loehmann was fired just days after Cleveland-based civil rights attorney Subodh Chandra, who represents Tamir’s mother Samaria Rice, released a statement revealing that Loehmann had quietly been hired earlier this year by both the Snowshoe Resort Community District and the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office.
Loehmann became nationally known in 2014 after fatally shooting Tamir within seconds of arriving at the Cudell Recreation Center in Cleveland. Tamir, who was only 12 years old at the time had been playing outside with a toy gun. He was shot almost immediately upon Loehmann’s arrival and sadly, died the following day from his injuries.
Reflecting on the tragedy, Samaria questioned why Loehmann continues to be entrusted with authority.
“When he shot my son, he went to the back of the police cruiser and threw up,” Rice said in a recent interview. “Do you want somebody like that in your neighborhood, protecting and serving? He’s not even fit to be a police officer, and it’s going on 11 years. I don’t think anything has changed.”
Loehmann was officially fired from the Cleveland Police Department in 2017 after it was revealed that he lied on his job application, failing to disclose that the Independence Police Department had previously deemed him emotionally unfit for duty.
In a statement following Loehmann’s most recent termination, Chandra said:
“Every time Timothy Loehmann is misentrusted with a badge and a gun—and at least five communities have done so since Cleveland fired him—it makes Samaria Rice and her grieving family distraught. Loehmann’s determination to inflict himself on other people seems pathological. So does the poor judgment of any public officials who hire him.”
Chandra added that while Rice is grateful for the community response that led to Loehmann’s firing, it never should have happened in the first place.
“Ms. Rice awaits an accounting of how the hiring decision happened, who was responsible, and what is being done to hold the offenders—not just Loehmann—accountable.”
Over the past eight years, Loehmann has cycled through multiple law enforcement positions, only to be forced out each time following public outrage.
Within the most recent termination, Rice confirmed that several Civil Rights’ organizations, including groups from Cleveland, have reached out to organize a potential protest.
“The community should be in fear for their life,” she said. “Hopefully they’ll stand up and we can come together.”
Chandra also noted that in every community where Loehmann has resurfaced, residents have spoken out.
“These aren’t just outsiders protesting. These are parents—moms and dads—saying, ‘I don’t want my child anywhere around this guy.’”
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