West Virginia cop fired for not killing a man with an unloaded gun

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See now things like this article set people off, but it looks like the officers did what they had to do based on the situation.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/15/ohio-police-officer-shoots-kills-13-year-old-bb-gun/90398996/

Quote:Ohio police: Officer shoots, kills 13-year-old who drew BB gun


Police responding to a report of an armed robbery late Wednesday in Columbus shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after officers said he pulled a weapon from his waistband that was later found to be a BB gun.


The Ohio police department said in a statement on its Facebook page that officers investigating a reported robbery in east Columbus around 7:45 p.m. were told by a male victim that a group of people approached him and demanded money. One of them, he told officers, had a gun.

Officers said they were attempting to speak with three people matching the descriptions of the male suspects when two of them fled on foot.

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"Officers followed the males to the alley ... and attempted to take them into custody when one suspect pulled a gun from his waistband. One officer shot and struck the suspect multiple times,"the police statement said.
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The boy, identified as 13-year-old Tyree King, was taken to the Nationwide Children's Hospital in a critical condition and was later pronounced dead, according to the police statement.

Police said the gun, found at the scene, was later determined to be a BB gun with an attached laser sight.

But because it was a teen and it wasn't a "real" gun people will treat it like they just walked up on him and shot like the kid in Cleveland.  Each situation is unique.