Police Shoot and Kill a 15 Year old Armed with a Replica Pellet Gun
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- Category: Juvenile Crime
- Published on Saturday, 07 January 2012 16:53
1/6/2012
Brownesville, Texas Police shot and killed a 15 year old boy at a middle school after he pointed the gun at officers. Police had responded to a 911 call from school administrators.
When police arrived they encountered 15 year old Jaime Gonzalez who, it turns out, was armed only with a pellet gun that resembled a hand gun.
It is reported that he refused the commands of officers to drop the gun and when he pointed it at them, he was shot.
“The suspect was ordered numerous times to drop this pistol and he disobeyed officers’ commands,” interim Police Chief Orlando Rodriguez said at a news conference.
“He pointed the weapon at the officers, at which point the officers that were actively engaged by the suspect fired at least twice.” Police spokesman Jose Trevino said that the gun Gonzalez was carrying, a CO2.177-caliber pellet pistol, closely resembled a dangerous firearm. “It had the exact appearance of a Glock,” Trevino said.
