What is the cop supposed to do, wait to take a bullet to see if the gun was real? People are just not realistic in what kind of risks they expect people to take. How many of you are willing to stare down a barrel of a gun and wait to see if it’s real or not? Kids need to not be pointing pellet guns and running from police. Why was he running in the first place if he did nothing wrong?

Stop looking for excuses for this 13 years old little delinquent he was in possession of a hand gun real or replica pointing at the cops that are doing their job, is not the first time a teenager is responsible for doing horrible crimes.

The case is closed because, regardless of his age, the body cam video shows him pointing a handgun at police.

Y does your 13yr old have a fake gun let alone a fake BLACK glock at night smh

It baffled my mind how people think are in the wrong when someone has a gun. Fake gun or not. There is 0 possibility for officers to know if it is real or fake in a split second.

I live around here and the neighbors say he was wreaking havoc in the neighborhood for a while now. He was breaking into peoples homes and stealing, using the fake gun for intimidation. Caught on quite a few surveillance videos, I blame the parents not the police.

thank you for stopping this potentially dangerous reoffender.

How about dont be shocked if your 13 yr old, running around with a rep glock, gets wasted.

Nobody’s looking at the parents asking them why did you let your kid walk the streets with a Glock replica? Cops are not going to ask people if there gun is fake or not. They don’t have a choice in a situation when it’s either their life or the life of somebody pointing a gun at them. It’s reasonable and it’s understandable why this young man was shot. It’s tragic nonetheless but the blame is squarely on the shoulders of the kid that had the gun. And why are the parents are allowing him to walk city streets with what looks to be a real firearm? That’s the question. I would ask the parents if I was the police department. There shouldn’t even be any investigation as to what happened? It’s common sense. There should be no lawsuit. There should be no investigation after the fact.

If your 13 year old is out in the middle of the night with a Glock replica running from police I think you can’t blame the police

The kid should not have been out on the streets at night with a fake handgun and pull it and point it towards a police. This is poor parenting not the police’s fault. I’m sure that kid had other incidents and sounds like the name of an illegal. Poop parents but it’s their fault. I didn’t let my son rome the streets on Friday nights especially with a gun or fake gun. That’s asking for trouble 😢😢😢😢 I lost my 16 year old daughter to my poor decision, I understand what the parents are going through. I did not get to blame the other person who was a lot older who caused the accident but I chose to let her drive at 11 on a Friday night 😢😢😢

Its really sad to see so many people grieving over something like this. They released the footage so fast just so things dont get more worse than it already is. Do better parents. Shame on you. 13 years old is inexcuseable to have posesion of a fake gun or not.

Why was your 13 year old minor running the streets at night in a very bad neighborhood with a BB gun specifically designed to look like a real gun? Why didn't he stop for the police? Why did he fight the police? Why would he try and pull that thing out in while fighting the police? Its called shit parenting. I grew up in a bad neighborhood in Utica and had half a dozen interactions with the police when I was young and nothing bad happened. Why? Because i was raised. Because I had parents who gave a fuck. The parents should be charged. The bodycam footage will come out and i will hazard a guess the police didn't just decide to pick some random 13 year old kid to murder.

Poor parenting caused this tragedy! Children must stop thinking a gang lifestyle is a path to success! It will only lead to prison or death! This should be made clear in their education!

Teach your children well

Whats there to investigate? Its all on video

The 13 year old was a gang member who had brandished the replica firearm..

The kid’s fault he pointed a gun fake or not

Any intelligent person understands that the cop had no way of telling the difference between a firearm or a pellet gun while wrestling in the dark. 100% this kids own fault he got shot. Sucks that the cop is going to have to live with this. Condolences to the kids family. The media, agitators and ambulance chasers can all get bent though.

Kid is committing armed robberies, gets caught,runs,Pulls gun,points gun at police,get shot. What are these idiots complaining about,it’s on bodycam.

Go home and watch your own families . Please stop this madness...

Shouldn't been carrying it.

This kid should not have been out at 10pm!!! He was only 13 and carrying what looked like a real gun. He allegedly pointed it at cops! What did he think was going to happen? On top of it he ran from the police!!

The kid is gone. Can’t y’all at least say R.I.P 😢to the kid instead of blaming him or the parent.

I would be devastated if that was my son. I would also be so angry at myself. How could have I have failed so badly as a father that my 13 year old son was running away from the police with a replica Glock gun in his possession then fighting with the police that led him to be killed? You know how this could have ended differently? If the boy had just stood still, or did what the cop said. I know it’s cool now to talk back stand on your convictions yell at cops play the victim. You know what’s even better? Being alive when it’s over. Teach your children better.

No doubt about it he's been robbing people with his fake gun

Here we go. The parents saying that he was a great kid and was doing nothing wrong. Why was your son out there at this hour?!

Quit letting your kids run the streets. Teach them obedience starts at home.

Shouldnt of been running with a gun of any kind.

Shouldn't have pointed it at the police officers.

not difficult to watch at all - parents fault

This country looks totally different.this country is done

Those kids weren't returning home from choir practice.

The kid was tackle by two cops as the kid fell on the ground he dropped the gun then a shot rang out. The gun was found 5 feet away from the kid as he was shot . He was on the ground already got punched then shot . As the kid fell he dropped the gun then tackle by 2 cops then punched shot him in his chest point blank the gun was found 6 ft away from the kid as he was shot. Im from Utica NY and saw the whole thing the video tells it all . The body worn camera from 3 officers will show you that as he fell he dropped the gun 6 ft away from him and the cops then he got punched then shot

A pellet gun is a gun. I had a friend shot with one, lost an eye for life.

If he didn’t point a fake at cops. Julian Woods 5. Cannon Hannant 5. Billy Chemirmir. Over 22 elderly women. Don’t run from cops & point things.

The kid pretty much asked to get shot. The mother should’ve raised him better, now she wants to cry? Your kid thought he was a cool gangster.

"hE wAS a GoOD bOy"

He had a weapon. Fake or not. You can’t tell anymore, if they’re real or fake. He ran from a traffic stop, then pulled out a fake weapon. Officers deserve to go home too.

That kid on the ground then got pouch and Shot after?? How??

Its all on the parents letting a 13 year old go rouge. The 13 is responsible for his own death. Out using a fake gun to rob and threaten people. Justice was already served.

You cannot blame the cop! He didn't know it was a replica!

they chased him punched him while he was down then shot him??

If the cops saw the gun while he was running wouldn’t they have just shot him? Why try to tackle him to the ground when they know he has a gun in his hand? It looked like an accidental shooting turned into a coverup to save the department.

The officer who killing the kid, the past he have be arrested, be in jail and prison too many time. Why they let him stay be officer. The officer killing the kid, he’s criminal and murder.

he was clearly on the ground (after dropping gun)getting punched and then shot point blank in the chest gTFOH it would have been justified had the cop shot him when he was pointing the gun why would he wait to shoot when hes on the ground and getting punched F UPD

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. When I was a kid, I didn't run from the police while holding a replica handgun. I feel really bad for the Patrolman, who will suffer as a result of this.

As part of the karen community, he is not a criminal and he came back from Bible study there family had been going through alot back at Myanmar there kids who starve,and lost there parents from the Burmese military they had to go to war and die.Some plp escaped from the help of kind American plp and went to other states to be safe.

His is a child!! For God sake!!! This is first degree murder!!

There are not police! Mafia.

WHAT?!!!! THE KID WAS ON GROUND WHEN COP SHOT HIM? WHAT?!!!!

Now the family is so concerned but wasn't concerned when he got dressed in all black carrying a BB gun and left the house

if the kid still had the gun fake or not still in his hand ... if not it will be considered a killing

How much “accountability “ does the family want? $$$$$$$$

Please don’t use this case as an example… we have that young man in Texas who was shot in the back unarmed and the cop is still free.

You can always tell if the cops are guilty, they release the footage fast when they are innocent and years to release it when they aren't.

Did they ask the kid if it was a real gun before shooting?

The problem is that all those immigrants arriving to your country don't know your rules. The very first month I arrived, I was explained in details how to behave safely while being stopped by a road policy, where to keep my hands, how to answer etc etc. These people need a proper education if you allow them in the country.

Why do people think the moment somebody becomes a police officer they get magic powers. Everything happens in split seconds where they have make a decision in that moment. If the kid had a gun replica or not was the cop meant to get shot first to see if its real?

The boy fault The BB gun look same as real one.

No justin no peace

Guess what else is going to be upsetting? The police aren’t going to get in trouble because you don’t run around with a gun and expect not to get shot by the police the police did their job cry about it all day but it’s not their fault.

Every news station that has reported his story, not one of them mentioned the ethnicity of the boy or the officer. I'm sure it doesn't meet their agenda since the boy wasn't black, which the media would have certainly mentioned ethnicities to make it appear it was racially motivated.

This is the fault of bad parenting. Kids are out late at night with a handgun? What did you expect was going to happen. It's tragic but it's no fault of the police.

Remember. Cops are allowed to lie to the public. Let's see how this shakes out.

regardless WHY is the teen carrying a FAKE HANDGUN at night anyway, the assumption is trying to rob someone or something.

I dont get why yall blaming the parents? Who's to say the boy dont behave well at home or the mother doesn't know about all that happens with her son. At the end of the day it was the boy decision to commit a crime. Your parent is there to teach you, yes, that is true but they gonna choose to listen or not. To be clearly honest, the boy shouldn't had to die. He was on the ground with an office on top of him before the other police came over and shot him. The boy should be punish but not like that. Rest in peace 🕊️

Hey mom, why was your 13 year old out on the streets with a real-looking pellet gun in the first place? Why wasn't he home playing Scrabble?

One god kid, respect the Police, god kid, not stay in the street at 11:00 night, why he run? Ma-am, please dont run the race card. Your son is pointing handgun a police, big mistake,

Good cops have never EVER existed in this corrupt country!!

Prayers and condolences

So they were investigating armed robbery, and suspects were matching descriptions... For a robbery victim, I would say: no justice - no peace!

Little man thought he was a gangster and found out real quick what happens when you point a gun at the police real or not all these people crying about the police let me see you do their job one day I bet all your stories would change

I can’t believe what happened it’s very crazy and it’s this very sad 😢

Black children have been lynched by racist police for centuries so I hope the family and community can fight back against injustice. Sad to see a child pass away, condolences.

They always do dumb shit and cry when theres consequences. What was the cop supposed to do? Wait until the kid shot at him? A 13 year old JUST shot a cop in NY.

Wait until their HATE CRIME BILL OR WHATEVER..... KICKS IN!!!!!

Teens running around with guns. What a shame of society and bad parenting.

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

Attention parents: If you don't raise your child, the streets will raise him.

Cause and effect

You just can’t be carrying a Glock replica when being chased by the police. Why did he have it anyways??

Y'all "community members" Y'all BEST be standing outside accused criminals homes and jobs DEMANDING answers. I hope you harass the "community" for answers as to WHY a 13 yr old thought it ok to be running around with a "replica"? For real ACCOUNTABILITY for the cops AND the parents.

The young man is pull out his gun and running and that's his fault?? Yeah his fault I agree with that..but why the young man on a ground and one of the police officers kneels his on the ground and punch him 2 time and then one of other police officers behind and shooting.. is that OK? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️no Justice

His parents are getting ready for a lawsuit. Instead of parenting their kid they’re burying him. The people protesting wouldn’t be able to do so in their country but come here and act this.

At least they're calling him boy, the police usually say the male suspect even if he's 5 yrs young

Sounds like it more the kid and his family's fault. Not the cops.

They are traumatized. Yeah, those 4 month paid administrative leaves are very traumatizing.

"Unbiased" investigation 🤣

Me and my friends and everyone else i knew had bb guns when we was kids and then when we got older we were given real guns and introduced into hunting...we would hang out together with our bb guns and shoot cans and targets but at no time what so ever any of us would have ran from the police nor point the gun towards them if for some reason they had to approach us in the first place...i grew up in the country so its kind of different.

Stay home is good for you and police officers dealing with so many criminals this kid is young but what he did what else do you expect.

Bro was a nwah for thinking he could point the false copy of sunder at Dagoth ur.

I dont think he was corrupt and committed suicide of unlawful killing just because he did it. I bet it was because he was gonna be held accountable and seen he disappointed his loved ones and destroyed his family more than likely is why. So dont try to mind fuck us on here Cheif. If you're backing your officer rather if its because you're the head of the snake or just protecting image of your department you don't have to say things like i know officers that could take the fact they killed someone and committed suicide. Thats stupid.

Same thing happened in cleve 15 years back... mom got a new purse!!

Shouldn't the mother be questioning the fact that her son had a fake gun and was out at night pointing that fake gun at a Police Officer. Who tf would think that those actions aren't a risk of getting shot. These types of people wouldn't last 1 hour as a PO in dangerous situations but expect to be protected from dangerous people. I'm so tired of hearing this kind of crap coming from mothers who don't have control over their kids and when they get killed want to cry foul.

Parents parents parents...buy your kids toy guns, let them run around unsupervised at night and when confronted by police they run. Anyone surprised that this happened in one of the worst places in America..decisions decisions

I'm married to a Karen woman And am integrated in the Karen community. This is not a representation of this community. Everyone of them that I know are god fearing, welcoming people. They will let you in their house and feed you even if you're a complete stranger. Nothing but respect for & to them. With that said, i'm a realist. So here's some insight from someone who's been involved With them for the last 7 years. Everything I just said is more than true, These young kids on the other hand... A lot of them are very good and then there's many who are like this kid here. I've said it before and I continue to say it - Parenting problem. A lot of the Karen older community does not know english or very little and these kids take advantage of that 💯. Argue, all you want I've seen it plenty and plenty of times. For example , at church , every sunday kids 10 and under are cussing like 25 year olds with zero punishment. No ethnicity are 100% perfect. With that said, there are a lot of parents in this group as well that could care less what their kids are doing and then something like this happens and then they want to cry after the fact. Bad children are the result of bad parenting. Of course some children don't have both parents and that's different. But like so many people have commented -What was that kid at 13 years old doing outside with a fake gun. And that's not a question, It's a "open up your eyes." We don't need to be looking at the fruit, we don't need to be looking at the branches, we don't need to be looking at the leafs, We don't need to be looking at the tree, We need to start looking at the roots and those are the parents. And that's for all of america not just this one group. If america as a whole was like this our country would be a much better place. We need to effectively look at the situation so we can see how to prevent it in the future, and im talking to the Karen in America. If you really love your kids like you're crying right now for him, Observe, learn and make sure we teach this next generation better. Being out at night with a fake gun pointing in at cops or anyone for that matter (UNLESS you're utilizing self defense) is an embarrassment on your parents, your people and giving them a bad reputation. It doesn't matter who it is - if I see you doing wrong and I say you're doing right... That could lead another kid, maybe in a year from now, five years from now or ten years from now to follow in those footsteps and they think they doing NOTHING wrong.. You need to zoom out and start looking at the big picture... If I care for you, I'm gonna help you by telling you hey... you messed up, that's wrong. So you don't influence another little boy or girl negatively in the future. Bad parenting by letting him out doing that type of behavior unless he snuck out, then that would be a different story. We're just gonna have to wait for the full report...

What were these boys doing out so late with replica guns? 😮

The State Attorney General is responsible the officers lack of training crimes are his subordinates

The video shows the gun being held backwards in the kid's hand. He may have been going to drop the gun while running away. He certainly did not point the muzzle at anyone. He was shot after being tackled to the ground.