UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A 13-year-old who pointed a pellet gun at police officers chasing after him was shot and killed by one of the officers late Friday night in Utica, New York, local police said Saturday morning.
In a chaotic press conference, disrupted by members of the public shouting at police, Utica Police Chief Mark Williams says he wasn’t ready to say what initial incident caused officers to stop the 13-year-old and the other person he was with.
When officers attempted to stop the pair around 10:18 p.m. on Friday, the 13-year-old ran from police.
Police claim, during the chase, “what appeared to be a handgun was pointed at the officer.”
The chief said the weapon was determined to be a “replica GLOCK 17 Gen 5 handgun with a detachable magazine.” The chief called it a pellet gun.
At that time, the officer fired once and hit the victim. …