Nyah had graduated from eighth grade two days before the tragedy.
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Utica, New York, on June 28 after wielding a replica gun, according to a report in People Magazine. At around 10 p.m., Officer Patrick Husnay and two other officers were patrolling an area where “at least two” robberies had recently occurred. The police went to Nyah Mway and another boy, also 13 years old, who “were in the vicinity of the previous robbery, almost at the same time of day”, based on the characteristics of the suspects in a crime on June 27, according to the release. if Utica Police Department.
The two teenagers were the target of an attempted citizen approach by the authorities. However, the teenager escaped and displayed what appeared to be a gun when police tried to search him, according to preliminary information.
The press release mentioned: “In one of the incidents that occurred on June 27, the suspects were described as an Asian male and a dark-skinned male, with one on foot and the other on a bicycle. Based on the listed identifying factors of After the robbery, police officers approached Nyah Mway and the other minor as they matched the descriptions of the robbery suspects and were in the vicinity of the previous robbery at almost the same time of day.
It added: “When the police officers asked and went to search Nyah Mway, he immediately fled on foot. As he fled, he produced a replica GLOCK pellet gun in front of his body, and during the 51 and 53 second mark in BWC’s Officer Patterson, points the gun directly at Officer Patterson and the other officers.”
According to authorities, Officer Husnay shot the teenager with his service weapon. The 13-year-old was transported to a hospital but died from his injuries. The Utica Police Department released body camera footage of the incident, as well as Photos of the pellet gun.
According to ABC news, all three officers were sent on administrative leave. Additionally, a vigil was organized after his death. Several people, including their family members, attended the event.
The 13-year-old’s sister, Thoung Oo, created a GoFundMe page to “raise funds for his funeral, legal expenses to seek justice, and family expenses including counseling.” She said her brother “was walking home from an 8th grade graduation barbecue” at the time of the shooting. He was an outgoing boy who loved riding his bike and playing with friends and family.
Ms. Oo said, “He’s never been in trouble with law enforcement before, he was a good kid. The UPD video camera, the witness statements and the stories they told my family don’t add up, especially when they told to my parents (who don’t speak English) that there was a shooting. We need answers.”
Nyah had just graduated from eighth grade two days before the tragedy, according to her sister. She continued: “Because of this tragedy, I will never be able to see him grow up. Nyah leaves behind our mother, father and three brothers. Our family moved to America nine years ago as refugees from Myanmar to find a better life, safe from police murders and ethnic cleansing Our parents and grandparents did not flee war and the corrupt military to be persecuted by American police.
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