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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal jury has found that a white Ohio police officer did not violate a Black teenager’s civil rights when he shot and killed the boy while responding to a reported armed robbery. Jurors reached their verdict Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Tyre King’s grandmother. It challenged the police account of the shooting, alleging that the 13-year-old’s death resulted from excessive force, racial discrimination and a failure by the police department to properly investigate... ...Columbus officer Bryan Mason shot King in the head and torso on Sept. 14, 2016, as the teen ran from police...

The NAACP is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to begin an independent investigation into officer-involved shootings by the Columbus Division of Police. A letter sent this week to the Justice Department follows the death of 13-year-old Tyre King, who was shot and killed by Officer Bryan Mason Sept. 14 after police say King robbed a man at gunpoint, then pulled the gun from the waistband of his pants as Mason chased him. The gun later was determined to be a BB gun. King’s death is highlighted in the letter from the NAACP, along with other Columbus police officer-involved shootings....

Full title:Ohio police urge public to halt Tamir Rice comparisons after cop's shooting of teen with BB gunThe 13-year-old boy shot and killed by an Ohio cop was carrying a BB gun that looked “practically identical” to a police weapon, authorities said Thursday. Tyre King was fatally shot when police in Columbus responded Wednesday night to a call about an armed robbery. Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs displayed a photo at a press conference Thursday of what she said was a “replica” of the BB gun held by Tyre, which had a laser scope on it. “Our officers carry a...