What caused the 1935 Riots?

During the 1935 the Great Depression and the Jim Crow Laws were accruing. The brutal beating of a 12 year old boy started the 1935 Riots. It was caused by a fight for justice and also by rumors. Lino Rivera the boy that was beaten, had stolen from a store. He was confronted by an officer. The officer mentions he had a pen knife the item he stole.  The officer beats him in the cellar. The police officer let him go. An ambulance was outside the store which made things worse. The people who were watching assumed the boy was killed. Which caused the rumor that the officer killed the young boy. The news ran like wild fire that the officer had killed him. This made people angry, because a young boy did not deserve such actions by an officer who was much bigger, who was armed, and was older. The crowd became violent against this incident and that's what started the Harlem Riots.