National Tamir Rice Death Declared Homicide In Newly Released Autopsy Report by Gary Kopycinski on December 13, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Cleveland, Ohio—(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2014. According to a Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report released today, the death of 12 year-old Tamir Rice has been formally ruled a homicide.