Relatives of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police in central New York are demanding justice
Relatives of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police in central New York were demanding justice as members of their immigrant community from Myanmar aimed Sunday to press local officials for accountability.
The state attorney general was investigating the shooting of Nyah Mway, whom Utica police tackled to the ground and then shot after a foot chase Friday.
Police, who are conducting their own probe, released body camera video that showed a youth appearing to aim an object at them before they took him to the ground. The object was a BB gun that looked like an actual firearm, police said.
While the official investigations proceeded, Nyah Mway’s family and outraged community members demanded accountability for the death of the teen, who was born in Myanmar and is a member of its Karen ethnic minority.
Utica residents of Karen descent planned to meet Sunday afternoon with Utica Mayor Michael P. Galime, said Daniel Cribb, who works with a Karen community group. A message seeking comment was sent to the mayor’s office.
At a vigil Saturday night, Nyah Mway’s brother, Lah, said through an interpreter that he wouldn’t be satisfied until the officers “are put in jail,” Syracuse.
