Tyre King was a 13 year old residing in Columbus, Ohio. King was last enrolled at Linden McKinley STEM Academy as an eighth grader.

On Wednesday September 14, 2016, following reports of an armed robbery, a Columbus poloce officer pursued the 13-year-old.

The police asserted that Tyre "pulled a gun from his waistband".

It turned out to be a BB gun.

Police Officer Brian Mason shot Tyre multiple times. Tyre King died at a hospital. The shooting too place outside a house in east-central Columbus, police said. ^[1]

The Shooting

According to Columbus police, a robbery victim said a group of people approached him and demanded money.

The Associated Press has reported that one of the robbers allegedly had a gun.

About a block away, police officers ran into a group of three people who matched the description of the robbery suspects.

Two people in the group ran off, and officers chased after them.

That’s when King, one of the fleeing suspects, allegedly pulled out a BB gun with a laser sight from his waistband, and an officer shot and killed him.

King later died at a local children’s hospital.

The other person who fled with King was interviewed and released.

The robbery is still under investigation, and an internal investigation into the actions of police involved in the shooting is underway.