The King family has called for an independent investigation.
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An Ohio senator wants parents to destroy toy guns that closely resemble real weapons after a 13-year-old boy carrying a BB gun was shot and killed here last week. The bullets wounded the teen Wednesday night in the left temple, the left collarbone and the left flank, Diaz found.
The family said through its attorneys in announcing the funeral this week that it stood with recent police shooting victims and their families in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Demonstrators are calling for an independent investigation of the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old OH boy and urging Columbus police to spend more on violence prevention programs. Some said the veteran officer who shot Tyre (teye-REE’) King should face homicide charges. Mason claimed that as he approached, Tyre pulled a BB gun from his waistband that looked like a real firearm, so he opened fire.
The family’s forensic report described King as 5 feet tall and weighing less than 100 pounds.
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office has said a determination on the cause and manner of King’s death was pending.
Braxton was interviewed then and released without charges, but he was arrested on a robbery charge Saturday afternoon near the Ohio State University campus, Columbus police said. “And he always used to tell me to stay out of trouble”. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the BB gun looks “almost identical” to the 9 mm Glock semi-automatic handguns carried by city police.
Aramis Malachi-Ture Sundiata, center, speaks during a rally Monday outside Columbus City Hall calling for an independent investigation into the shooting..
“I can only hope and wish that they take the time to understand that our children cannot keep dying at the hands of anyone – whether it’s police (or) regular street violence”, said Stacey Little, 31.
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Authorities say the police investigation will be presented for a grand jury to decide whether charges are merited against Bryan Mason, the officer who shot the teenager. The evaluation notes that Mason maintains composure under stress and demonstrates “exceptional verbal skills” in defusing “potentially hostile situations”. Some police departments say they¿ve noticed an uptick in replicas.
