Funeral service set for Ohio boy fatally shot by police

Evidence in the shooting investigation will be presented to a grand jury to determine if the officer’s actions were justified or charges are warranted.

One protester questioned why Police Chief Kim Jacobs felt the need to show the public a replica of the BB gun King allegedly pulled on officers before he was shot.

Social reform groups and community activists are demanding that city officials and the Columbus Division of Police are held accountable for King’s death.

“Based on the location and the direction of the wound paths it is more likely than not that Tyre King was in the process of running away from the shooter or shooters when he suffered all three gunshot wounds”, Diaz said in a statement.

Police have said Tyre (teye-REE’) King was shot multiple times September 14 after he ran from an officer investigating a reported armed robbery and pulled out a BB gun that looked like a real firearm.

Police can not comment on Diaz’s examination pending the release of the official coroner’s report, said police spokesman, Sgt.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

“We are here because the community is alarmed about the fact that a child can be holding a toy in his own community and be dead today”, said Tammy Fournier-Alsaada, with the People’s Justice Project.

Tyre’s relatives also want an independent investigation. Mason displays “exceptional verbal skills” in defusing “potentially hostile situations”, according to the evaluation. “Officers responded to the area, were dispatched, and once they arrived at that scene, they saw some people they believed matched the descriptions of the suspects. a confrontation happened… one of our officers fired, and as a result of that, the young man succumbed to his injuries”. Columbus police have not yet returned a call seeking comment.

The head of the local police union has said Mason did what he was trained to do under the circumstances.

A defense attorney has raised concerns about the “prejudicial” effect of releasing the juvenile records of a 19-year-old robbery suspect linked to the OH boy who was shot fatally by Columbus police last week.

Judge Eileen Paley granted defense attorney Marcus Ross’ request to waive Braxton’s initial court appearance Monday after he raised the records issue.

Braxton remains held without bond.

However, a forensic report prepared by a medical examiner hired by the family said the teenager was shot while running away.