Teen shot dead by police as brush mistaken for gun

A NEW YORK teenager died in a hail of 20 bullets fired by police officers who thought he was holding a gun, authorities said yesterday. The object turned out to be a hairbrush.

A 911 operator heard the teen yelling that he had a gun, police said.

“The circumstances of how it occurred at this point is under investigation and you can rest assured that we will take this very seriously,” said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.