http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/27/plainclothes_baltimore_cops_shoot_13_year_old_with_toy_gun_on_freddie_gray.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=linkWednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of Baltimore police officers, and in an unfortunate coincidence, or a continued sign of the times, depending on your worldview, two plainclothes detectives pursued and shot a 13-year-old boy carrying a “replica” weapon in East Baltimore. The boy was shot in the leg and the injuries are not fatal, according to police.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said the boy did not obey commands to stop. "No police officer wants to shoot a 13-year-old," Davis said. "I have no reason to believe that these officers acted inappropriately at this moment."
Here’s more from the Baltimore Police Department:
Officer Involved Shooting
Unit block of Aisquith Street
On April 27, 2016, at approximately 4:10pm, two Baltimore Police Officers were in the area of Aisquith Street and Baltimore Street when they observed a male with a handgun. The officers began to chase the suspect on foot and at the conclusion of the chase a shooting occurred. The suspect, a 13-year old male, was transported to an area hospital for treatment with non-life threatening injuries. The officers were not injur
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ed during the incident.
Investigators from our Special Investigation Response Team were called to the scene and are investigating the circumstances around this incident. A replica handgun was recovered from the scene which is pictured below.
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