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Tyree King, 13,
was shot by a police officer in an alley east of downtown when
he displayed what appeared to be a gun during a confrontation
with police on Wednesday, authorities told an NBC affiliate in
Columbus.
King later died at a local hospital, according to NBC4i.com.
King's race was not identified by the news station.
Detectives found a BB gun, which shoots small round pellets,
with an attached laser site at the scene, police told the
station.
The incident begin earlier in the evening when police responded
to an armed robbery. At the scene, the robbery victim told
officers that a group of individuals approached him and one of
them demanded money and threatened him with a gun, police told
NBC4i.com.
A short time later, police saw three men matching the
description. Officers gave chase and King and another man ran
into an alley where a policeman shot him multiple times after he
pulled a weapon from his pants, police told the station.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Alison
Williams)
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