Boy armed with BB gun shot dead by US police officer after $10 robbery

A 13-year-old black boy was fatally shot by a white Ohio police officer after pulling out a real-looking pellet gun during a confrontation, police said.

Boy armed with BB gun shot dead by US police officer after $10 robbery

A 13-year-old black boy was fatally shot by a white Ohio police officer after pulling out a real-looking pellet gun during a confrontation, police said.

Tyre King was shot in a confrontation in an alley on Wednesday night after he and another male ran from officers investigating a reported armed robbery involving $10 in Columbus.

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