What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Utica, N.Y.
![Police in Utica, N.Y., say an officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after a foot chase on Friday evening. Police say officers believed the boy brandished a handgun. Above, vehicles move along Genesee Street after a fresh snowfall, in Utica, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 2017.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3736x2802+247+0/resize/3736x2802!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F47%2F6f88d0054cc7a75a34afb6421b1d%2Fap887403828944.jpg)
Police said they believed that Nyah Mway brandished a weapon after running away from three officers who were investigating a string of recent robberies. Authorities later said it was a pellet gun.
(Image credit: Hans Pennink)
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