New details emerge in police shooting of 13-year-old New York boy
Posted on AllSides July 2nd, 2024
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ABC News
As the family of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by police in Utica, New York, demanded justice, the city's police chief alleged Monday that the teenager had a realistic-looking replica gun still in his hand when he was shot.
The boy, identified as Nyah Mway, was shot once in the chest by a Utica police officer on Friday night after he and a friend were stopped on a street by officers investigating a robbery pattern, officials said.
"This is very heartbreaking for the family because they lost a child,"...