USA: NY a 13 year old boy shot dead by Police, he had a toy gun

[arista]

Was reported on SkyNewsHD

https://news.sky.com/story/boy-13-dies-after-being-shot-by-police-in-new-york-state-13161187

Crazy to carry a toy gun (replica)
away from his home
As it looks real.



[A New York town is furious after
a 13-year-old boy was tackled to the ground
and fatally shot by police after
allegedly displaying a firearm.

In footage circulating on social media,
three cops are seen chasing the
Asian male on foot as he fled
from being stopped by Utica police
officers around 10:18 pm on Friday.

As the teen was running,
the Utica Police Department said that
he displayed what appeared
to be a hand gun,
according to an initial
statement released
on Facebook.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13583207/utica-new-york-police-shooting-boy-wrestled-dead-brandishing-gun.html

[rusticgal]

Tragic....but if you are going to run away from the Police then surely you must have something to hide..:shrug:

[arista]

Tragic....but if you are going to run away from the Police then surely you must have something to hide..:shrug:


Yes his Replica Gun.

That has no bullets

[Livia]

It's sometimes impossible to tell a toy or replica gun from a real one.

[rusticgal]

It's sometimes impossible to tell a toy or replica gun from a real one.


I'm sure it is....is it illegal to have a replica gun?

[Livia]

I'm sure it is....is it illegal to have a replica gun?

You can own replica guns in the UK but you're not allowed to have one in public.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It was dark and he had a replica gun NOT a toy gun

Its a co2 powered pellet gun that only a very trained eye could distinguish from a real one

here is the gun in question

https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n9girkl/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3045/5163/Glock_177_BB_Pellet_1__70532.1561444617.jpg?c=2

[arista]

Yes but that 13 year old
would see it as a toy gun.

[Oliver_W]

Sounds almost identical to that other kid who was shot after brandishing a replica gun in public.

I bet he wasn't the first, and this one won't be the last.

[Ninastar]

I had a kid neighbour outside the house playing with a spray painted nerf gun and I legit felt my heart drop out my ass for about 10 seconds.

There should be laws about carrying ‘fake’ guns out in public

[Mystic Mock]

I had a kid neighbour outside the house playing with a spray painted nerf gun and I legit felt my heart drop out my ass for about 10 seconds.

There should be laws about carrying ‘fake’ guns out in public

I agree with you.

[Parmy]

Hearty farty.

[smudgie]

Many moons ago my son had a BB gun.
Luckily a friend of mine who was a policewoman told us that you couldn’t show it in public.

[UserSince2005]

He should get a second chance to behave himself.