Boy, 13, shot dead by New York police had replica gun, authorities say

Nyah Mway died after police mistook his replica gun for a real firearm and shot him in the chest.

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Officers stopped Nyah Mway and another 13-year-old on Friday night as the pair matched descriptions of suspects wanted for recent robberies in Utica, police said.

As the officers questioned the boys, Nyah Mway fled on foot and a chase ensued. Utica Police Chief Mark Williams said police spotted what "appeared to be a handgun".

One officer then wrestled the boy to the floor. “During a ground struggle”, another officer fired a single shot that hit the teenager in the chest, the police chief said.

He was given first aid at the scene but later died at Wynn Hospital.

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