Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities say

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An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.

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Hey I'll give them some credit with that headline.

Not "13-year-old killed in police shooting" or "a 13-year old died during a police interaction" etc. Nope, they fully went with "Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old." Thank you, PBS.

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The shooting happened Friday night after officers in Utica stopped two youths at around 10:18 p.m.

One of them fled and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the officers, according to a statement by the Utica Police Department.

I'll be interested to see when that footage is released and what it contains.

The department said it is also aware of a video circulating on social media of the incident but warned that it does not portray the incident in its entirety.

I have a feeling the officially released footage might also not portray the incident in its entirety..

If it shows a kid running and pointing what appeared to be a handgun, then that'll be a pretty big part of the incident...