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Tamir Rice weighs heavily on second anniversary of deadly Cleveland police chase, By Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper Reporter Cory Shaffer at Cleveland.Com

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J.J. Rice, Tamir Rice's grandfather, stands between Walter Jackson and Michelle Russell at a rally and vigil Saturday night to mark the two-year anniversary since 13 officers fired 137 shots at Russell and Williams after a high-speed chase. By  Cory Shaffer | Northeast Ohio Media Group  Email the author  |  Follow on Twitter   on November 29, 2014 at 9:25 PM EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Families of three people shot and killed by Cleveland police came together Saturday night, two years after Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were killed at the end of a high-speed chase and a week after  Tamir Rice  was killed in a city park. The prayer and vigil, organized by Black on Black Crime and the Imperial Women Coalition, was part cathartic exercise and part anti-police violence rally at the Heritage Middle School parking lot where 13 officers fired 137 shots at Russell and Williams on Nov. 29, 2012.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND.COM ( www.clevelandu