US | Tamir Rice Cleveland Mayor Apologizes for Ambulance Bill Sent to Tamir Rice It was apparently a miscommunication By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 11, 2016 1:27 PM CST Copied In this Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice during a protest in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Cleveland is sorry for sending an ambulance bill to the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old fatally shot by a city police officer while he held a pellet gun. After news broke of the $500 claim filed against Rice's estate, Mayor Frank Jackson apologized Thursday, Cleveland 19 reports. The mayor says the billing process is routine, but Rice's bill should have been "red flagged" and not actually submitted. He says he'll investigate to see if disciplinary action is needed. CBS News reports that city officials say all claims have been withdrawn. Read These Next And ... 23,000 pages of Epstein files are now out. Warren Buffett is changing how he's distributing his vast wealth. Chaos for travelers who are abruptly booted as startup falls apart. Breaking Bad creator's new show is wowing critics. Report an error