@gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 4 days agoPolice in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities saywww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkPolice in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities saywww.pbs.org@gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 4 days agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.
minus-squareHegarlinkfedilink2•4 days agoYes, unarmed. As in not bearing a weapon. A toy is not a weapon and poses no threat at all.
minus-squareEbbyAlink-5•4 days agoThat’s why toys have red tips. If there is no red tip, as in a replica, it looks and assumed to be real.
Yes, unarmed. As in not bearing a weapon. A toy is not a weapon and poses no threat at all.
That’s why toys have red tips. If there is no red tip, as in a replica, it looks and assumed to be real.