Cleveland police officers responding to a call stating a person was waving a gun in the park resulted in the death of a 12-year-old boy Saturday.

Tamir E. Rice was allegedly waving the fake gun, which did not have the usual orange marking at the tip that indicates it is fake, and the officer fired twice at the boy after he pulled the toy from his waistband, according to Cleveland.com.

Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said the boy neither made any verbal threats against the two officers who arrived, nor make an advance towards the officer who shot him, according to Fox 8.

In addition, the 911 caller did in fact mention that the gun was "probably fake," and that the boy was waving the object around. The caller also said that the boy kept pulling it out of his waistband and putting it back in.

Jeff Follmer, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, however, said the officers were not told the caller thought the gun might be fake.

The object was identified as an "airsoft"-type replica gun, which resembled a semi-automatic pistol, but it had the orange safety indicator removed, police said.

One officer involved in the shooting was taken to a local hospital for treatment of an injury to his ankle, but both officers involved will be suspended from duty, as is protocol in an officer-involved shooting.

The tape of the 911 call shows that the caller was concerned about the fear of others nearby at the recreational center.

"The guy keeps pulling it in and out ... it's probably fake, but he's scaring the [explicit] out of people," the caller reportedly said.

A day later, Ohio State Rep. Alicia Reece (D) announced restrictions on imitation guns.

She said she will introduce a bill that would require all imitation guns, BB guns and air rifles to be fully brightly colored or have prominent fluorescent strips, instead of simply having an orange indicator at the tip.

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