NEW YORK (AP) — An officer in upstate New York fatally shot a 13-year-old who was running with a “realistic appearing firearm,” authorities said Saturday.
Utica Police Chief Mark Williams said the shooting happened Friday night after officers in the city about 240 miles (400 kilometers) northwest of Manhattan stopped two youths a little after 10:00 p.m.
One of them ran and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the officers, he said during a news conference at Utica City Hall. Members of the community, including the youth’s family, were in attendance.
One of the officers fired a single shot at the teen “during a ground struggle,” striking him
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