Police said Thomas Siderio Jr. was armed with a Taurus 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.
“While the indications from the medical examiner are that the bullet entered into his back, that does not mean he was fleeing or that there was not a gun being pointed toward or in the vicinity of the officer,” Naish said. “It doesn’t mean that he wasn’t continuing to be a threat to the officer.”
The other person at the scene, a 17-year-old who has not been identified, was briefly detained and then released, theThe officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation,“A young child with a gun in their hand purposely fired a weapon at our officers,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said in a written statement.
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