Police in Ohio responding to a report of an armed robbery shot and
killed a 13-year-old boy who they said pulled a gun from his waistband
that was later determined to be a BB gun.
It happened Wednesday night in Columbus.
Police
said officers were responding to a report of an armed robbery involving
multiple suspects. When they arrived on the scene, they said the victim
told them that a group of people approached him and demanded money. The
victim said that one of them had a gun.
Police
said the officers saw three males matching the descriptions of the
suspects and tried to speak with them, when two of the suspects fled on
foot.
"Officers
followed the males to the alley ... and attempted to take them into
custody when one suspect pulled a gun from his waistband," police said
in a statement early Thursday. "One officer shot and struck the suspect
multiple times."
The suspect, later identified as 13-year-old Tyree King, was taken to a children's hospital, where he died.
The
male with King was identified, interviewed and released pending further
investigation. Police said additional suspects were being sought.
The officers and the other suspect were not injured.
Police said upon further investigation it was determined that King's gun was actually a BB gun with an attached laser sight.
Police said the incident is under investigation.
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