Family Seeks Answers After NY Police Shoot And Kill 13-Year-Old Myanmar Boy

The family of a 13-year-old Myanmar boy is demanding answers after the boy was shot and killed by police in Utica, N.Y.

According to AP, Nyah Mway was fatally shot by a Utica police officer who allegedly believed the boy had a gun, which turned out to be a BB gun. The boy’s family, who moved to the U.S. over a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, are now calling for justice and accountability for the young boy’s death.

According to police, Nyah and another 13-year-old were stopped by officers who claimed they fit the descriptions of suspects in an armed robbery and that one of the teens was jaywalking.

Body camera footage of the incident shows an officer saying the boys needed to be patted down for weapons. At that moment, Nyah runs away, turns to the officers and seems to point an object at them.

Officers alleged the item in Nyah’s hand was a handgun, but later determined it was a BB gun that resembled a Glock 17.

After Nyah ran away, officer Bryce Patterson caught up with the boy, tackling, punching and wrestling him to the ground. Officer Patrick Husnay then opened fire, shooting Nyah Mway in the chest, according to Utica Police Chief Mark Williams.

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