Officers chased them into a nearby alley and tried to take them into custody, but one pulled a weapon, police said. “Unfortunately.it becomes necessary at times to defend themselves”, Jacobs told reporters at a news conference in Columbus.
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Police said additional suspects were being sought as the shooting and reported robbery remained under investigation.
Ginther called the child’s death troubling and said it should be a “call to action for our entire community”. Walton says the eighth-grader played football and was in the young scholars program at school.
According to WCMH NBC 4i, police identified the victim as Tyree King.
In a 911 call Wednesday, the robbery victim calmly indicated he didn’t want to make a big deal over $10.
The report stated that police were initially called to the scene following a report of multiple people demanding money. It had a “laser light” that was attached under the barrel, she said.
Which of the three guns below is a real, bullet-firing handgun? The gun was recovered and transported to the Columbus Police Property Room. Police say Tyre was shot in a confrontation in a Columbus alley after running from officers investigating a reported armed robbery.
Officers located three males, including King, matching the description of the suspects a short time later, police said.
Columbus police chased them down an alley and quickly tracked them down.
The shooting reverberated on social media. A pellet gun that looked like a real weapon.
The officers and other suspects were not injured. “One officer shot and struck the suspect multiple times”. The boy died a day later.
Police have shot and killed dozens of people holding what turned out to be toy guns, with at least 60 such deadly shootings since the start of 2015, according to The Post’s database.
“You have to feel for the family in this and you also have to think about what the officer’s going through”, Columbus police Sgt.
Tyree’s death is one in a long string of deaths of black people at the hands of the police in recent years that have drawn national attention, particularly when video is made public. They can not know if the gun pulled by a suspect is real or fake.
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Although details are scarce, for many, the death of King is painfully reminiscent of Tamir Rice’s death in November 2014. “Witnesses to the robbery and to the shooting were interviewed by investigators”. The mayor said city officials intend to have officers wear body cameras by the beginning of 2017. They cautioned that the investigation, which will be presented to a grand jury, will not be quick.
