Officer who killed Tamir Rice quits after outcry over his hiring by small town

Timothy Loehmann, who shot 12-year-old in 2014, had been recruited as small Pennsylvania town's sole police officer

The police officer who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice and was hired as the sole officer in a small Pennsylvania town earlier this week has now quit, it emerged on Thursday.

Following widespread outrage at Timothy Loehmann's hiring, the former Cleveland police officer withdrew his application from the Tiago borough without working a shift for the town.