“What little I read of this shooting is the kid had an air pistol and was pointing it at the cop.”
From the Tribune article: “The gun he was holding landed a few feet away and was recovered, Murphy said. (snip) The gun recovered near Toledo matched the cartridge casings found at the scene where Roman had been firing, according to the prosecutor.”
I am not sure what point you are making here. Did the boy have an air pistol or didn’t he?