Ohio grand jury declines to charge officer in shooting of teen who had pellet gun

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Sat May 20, 2017 | 3:17am EDT

Ohio grand jury declines to charge officer in shooting of teen who had pellet gun

By Alex Dobuzinskis

A grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, declined to charge a white police officer on Friday in the shooting death of a black 13-year-old boy who police said had pulled out what appeared to be a weapon that was later determined to be a BB gun.

The grand jury found the shooting to be justified and as a result did not consider charging the officer with a crime, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Ron O'Brien told Columbus television station NBC4.

Columbus police officer Bryan Mason was responding to a report of an armed robbery on Sept. 14, 2016, when he followed Tyre King, 13, into an alley, Columbus police said last year.

Before he was fatally shot, King had appeared to pull a handgun from his waistband, Columbus police said. It was later determined King had only an air pistol that fires BBs - which are small, metal pellets - not bullets.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ohio-police-idUSKCN18G076

[WellDarn]

1. Arm up

They shoot.


When justice ALWAYS fails.

[DefenseLawyer]

2. You know that Prosecutor pushed hard for an indictment

"So anyway, thanks for showing up. That's kinda what happened, and you can indict this fine police officer if you want. Or not." *wink wink*