The mother of Tamir Rice unloaded on racial activist Shaun King via social media on Tuesday, criticizing King for apparently fundraising off her son and knocking the activist for being “a white man acting black.”
Samaria Rice lost her son Tamir in 2014. The 12-year-old was tragically fatally shot by police when his toy gun, which prosecutors argued was “functionally identical” to a real gun, was mistaken for an authentic firearm.
“For anyone that want to know the truth,” Rice captioned the sharp-tongued post, which is addressed to “Shaun King.”
“Why do you think [it’s] so important to tell folks we had a conversation? Well we talked and everything that was said was very toxic and uncomfortable for me to hear that you raised additional money and then say you did not want to to (sic) bother me. Personally, I don’t understand how you sleep at night.”