Warner Credit: NBC
Leonard Warner, the father of Tamir Rice, granted his first interview to WKYC this week, saying that he remains in disbelief over the circumstances that led to the boy’s death. Warner’s mother joined him on-camera.

“I can’t see him grow up to be a man,” Warner said, working quietly and slowly through his words.

Warner has not made public appearances, nor has he been noted in much of the press coverage of protests since Nov. 22, 2014. Notably, the Northeast Ohio Media Group published an article titled: “Tamir Rice’s father has history of domestic violence.” The piece basically ran through a number of court docket items, offering little in the way of context amid the unfolding investigation into the 12-year-old boy’s death. 

No timeframe is in place for the conclusion of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into the shooting.

This article appears in May 27 – Jun 2, 2015.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.

One reply on “Tamir Rice’s Father, Leonard Warner, Gives First Interview”

  1. Susan Goldberg steered The PD/NEOMG Online back to tough hard news reporting, while shredding the ol’ boys network that was exposed for all to see when the Dimora political machine exploded. When she left to become executive editor for Bloomberg News – and is now editor-in-chief at National Geographic – coupled with the well-publicized staff cutbacks, Captain Click sensationalism and middle-school-styled blogging swept away any reconstructed credibility for cheap thrills.

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