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What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in upstate New York

Jul. 02, 2024 06:19 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in upstate New York tackled and then shot a 13-year-old boy to death after he pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at officers during a foot chase. Utica officials released body camera footage of Friday night's shooting on Saturday and held a contentious...

Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun

Jun. 30, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who’d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed...

Video shows NY officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun

Jun. 30, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Video released late Saturday shows an officer in upstate New York fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who had been tackled to the ground after he ran from police and pointed a replica handgun at them. The teen was killed a little after 10 p.m. Friday in Utica after...

2 girls, ages 7 and 11, killed after ATV crashes in Wisconsin

Jun. 12, 2024 16:50 PM EDT

UTICA, Wis. (AP) — Two young girls died after their ATV crashed into a car in east-central Wisconsin, authorities said Wednesday. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office said in a series of news releases that the ATV collided with the car in the town of Utica around 12:41 pm Tuesday,...