An FBI agent who made a desperate, last-minute attempt to save the life of Tamir Rice said he was as shocked as anyone that Cleveland Police were unable to properly respond to the 12-year-old boy’s emergency medical needs after officers shot him.
The agent, who has not been identified publicly, said he arrived to find Tamir’s abdomen split open, his small intestines spilling from his body, WKYC.com reports.
The agent looked at officers for help but they stood no chance.
“What medical gear do you have?” the agent asked, according too a sheriff’s investigation. “Give me your first-aid kits and the medical equipment you have (and) they’re like, uh, we don’t have any. I said how about some gloves? and uh, some guy threw me a pair of gloves.'”
Last week, the city received 800 first-aid kits to address the shortfall, which was exposed by WXYC.
