Police said officers thought it was a gun but later discovered it was a toy. Police then forced the teen to the ground and one officer fired a shot, hitting him in the chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Demand for action against the police. (Symbolic)
A body camera video released late Saturday night in New York, USA, shows a police officer shooting a teenager (13). Police said that about 400 km northwest of Manhattan, police stopped two teenagers in connection with a robbery investigation at 10 pm on Friday night, after which officers shot a teenager.
In fact, relatives of a teenager killed by police in New York were planning to press local authorities for accountability on Sunday. The state's attorney general is investigating the shooting of Nyah Mwe.
Body camera footage released
Police said the two teens matched the description of the robbery suspects and were in the area on the day of the robbery. In body camera footage released by police, an officer can be heard saying he had to search the two teens to make sure they were armed.
the police shot him
Soon after, one of them starts running. In the video, a teenager named Nyah Way can be seen pointing a pistol at the officers chasing him. Police said the officers thought it was a pistol but later found out it was a toy. After this, the police threw the teenager to the ground and an officer fired a shot which hit him in the chest. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.