US police shoot teen with fake gun

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truther November 19, 2013

A 14-year-old Battle Creek boy was being treated Saturday afternoon after being shot once by a police officer. Battle Creek police said the youth was holding a replica of a semi-automatic handgun when he was shot.

Deputy Chief James Saylor said the boy was shot once when the officer, called to investigate a man with a gun outside a convenience store near the intersection of South Washington Avenue and Grove Street, confronted the teen, who was crouched down outside the store.

The teen was ordered by an officer to show his hands. When he did so, the officer saw that he was holding what appeared to be a large-caliber handgun, police said. The officer fired one shot, which struck the teen, who ran from the scene. Officers chased him and called for medical assistance.

Saylor said they don’t believe the injuries are life-threatening. The boy’s name and his condition were not released Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening, police said they believed the boy would make a full recovery.

Saylor gave this account of the events in the shooting late Saturday afternoon:

He said officers were called at 11:57 a.m. for a man with gun. The caller told a 911 dispatcher a white man was walking on Upton Avenue near Washington Avenue with a woman and was carrying a gun.

Officers arrived in the area at 12:01 p.m. and reported the male was running through some bushes toward the Drive Thru Party Factory at 250 S. Washington Ave. near Grove Street and was carrying what appeared to be handgun.

The male entered the store but then came out and was crouching near the drive-through area of the store.

The officer arrived, saw the person, and called for him to show his hands. Saylor said the investigation thus far shows that the teen produced what appeared to be a large-caliber handgun from his clothing.

The officer fired a single shot and the teen dropped the gun and ran. Officers found him a short distance away and called for an ambulance.

The officer, with the department for 21 years, has been placed on paid administrative leave and the Michigan State Police have begun an investigation.

The officer, whom Saylor declined to identify, was not injured. Freep.com

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The officer, whom Saylor declined to identify, was not injured.

Wow; Really! He shoots a kid that is not exhibiting any defensive behaviour. Uncalled for reaction by this officer.
 

well I'm not in favor of shooting anyone all willy nilly. But if I was a cop I would not assume someone had a toy gun outside a cmart. Depending on how he showed it would make the difference to me.
 

WE had a kid here who's in the 5th. grade & he brought 2 Air soft guns to school,nothing happened ,except the school didn't send out a letter to the parents until a week later.
 

I can see where schools get uptight about guns. Just because that kid who has it might not be a problem doesn't mean another kid won't find out and get the gun and do something. Guns do not have any place in a school unless there's a trap program or marksman program, we use to bring ours to school from the field but now a days, to many dumb angry kids anymore. Thanks Hollywood and in parenting parents!
 

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