Dear Assistant Attorney General Gupta,

Thank you for your work over the past year in investigating the tragic death of Tamir Rice. Considering the suspicious circumstances surrounding the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir in Cleveland, Ohio, the allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, and the failure of a grand jury to secure an indictment, we join Tamir's family in urging the Department of Justice to open an independent investigation into the boy's killing by a Cleveland police officer.

This petition is originating at a Baptist/Jewish religious interfaith service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. The book of Jeremiah recalls "Rachel weeping for her children. . . she will not be consoled for her children for they are no more." There may be no consolation for Tamir's family, but there can be justice, and we can make sure that Tamir's death is not repeated. We ask for your help to make sure that no more children are killed, and that justice will see the light of day.

Thank you,