The family of 13-year-old black teen, Tyre King who was shot multiple times by a white cop while chasing down suspects of a reported robbery, after the teenager allegedly pulled out a BB pellet gun, have called for an independent probe into the death of the minor.
The incident is the latest in a string of shootings of African Americans by law enforcement that have fuelled protests and national debate, with police in the town of Columbus saying they were investigating the shooting of the 13-year-old.
“We got a call on 911 saying that an armed robbery was being reported,” police chief Kim Jacobs said at a news conference on Thursday.
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“Once they [officers] arrived at that scene they saw some people that they believed matched the description of the suspects and tried to track down those suspects.
“A confrontation happened and there was a police involved shooting,” said Jacobs, adding that “one of the officers fired and as result of that the young man succumbed to his injuries”.
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