Investigation

Broken Borough

After Tioga hired the cop who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, long-simmering personal grudges and infighting exploded and brought local government in the tiny Pennsylvania borough to a halt.

Story and Photos by Min Xian
Spotlight PA State College
Infighting was rife among elected officials in Tioga, a tiny borough in northern Pennsylvania, when they hired Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who killed Tamir Rice.
Support Spotlight PA's nonpartisan journalism and your gift will be DOUBLED as part of our Spring Member Drive!