13-Year-Old Nyah Mway Killed by Police: Community Demands Accountability After Fatal Shooting of Utica Boy

Utica, New York United States of America
13-year-old Nyah Mway was fatally shot by Utica Police officers Patrick Husnay, Bryce Patterson, and Andrew Citriniti on June 29, 2024.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is conducting an investigation into the incident.
Nyah was born in Myanmar and is a member of its Karen ethnic minority. He came to the United States nine years ago seeking safety from conflict and violence in his home country.
Nyah was stopped by the police after being identified with a handgun which turned out to be a pellet gun.
The shooting sparked outrage in the community and demands for accountability from Nyah's family and community leaders.
13-Year-Old Nyah Mway Killed by Police: Community Demands Accountability After Fatal Shooting of Utica Boy

A 13-year-old boy identified as Nyah Mway was tragically killed by police officers Patrick Husnay, Bryce Patterson, and Andrew Citriniti in Utica, New York on June 29, 2024. According to various sources including The New York Times and Utica Observer-Dispatch, the incident occurred after Nyah was stopped by the Utica Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at around 10:18 p.m. After being stopped, Nyah ran away and displayed what appeared to be a handgun. A foot chase ensued, resulting in a struggle on the ground where one of the officers ultimately discharged their firearm once, striking Nyah in the chest.

Nyah was taken to a hospital where he later died. The police recovered a replica Glock 17 Gen5 handgun with a detachable magazine at the scene. However, it was later determined that the weapon was actually a pellet gun.

The shooting sparked outrage in the community, leading to candlelight vigils and demands for accountability from Nyah's family and community leaders such as Kay Klo of Midtown Utica Community Center. The New York Attorney General Letitia James is also conducting an investigation into the incident.

Nyah was born in Myanmar and is a member of its Karen ethnic minority. He and his family came to the United States nine years ago seeking safety from conflict and violence in their home country.

The Utica Police Department has released body camera footage of the incident, which shows Nyah appearing to aim an object at the officers before they tackled him to the ground. However, some community members and activists have raised concerns about bias in media reporting and police actions towards minority communities in Utica and beyond.

This is a developing story, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.


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Confidence

85%

Doubts
  • It's unclear if the officers had any prior knowledge of Nyah before the incident.
  • The body camera footage may not provide a clear view of the entire incident due to its limited perspective.

Sources

83%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Family of 13-year-old killed in shooting by Utica, N.Y. police demand accountability

CBS News Site: https://www.cbsnews.com/articles/about-us/ Sunday, 30 June 2024 18:57
  • Unique Points
    • Nyah Mway was born in Myanmar and is a member of its Karen ethnic minority
    • Nyah Mway and his family came to the United States nine years ago
  • Accuracy
    • ]13-year-old Nyah Mway was shot and killed by Utica, N.Y. police on June 27, 2024[
    • One of the teens, later identified as Nyah Mway, ran away and appeared to point a black object at officers
  • Deception (30%)
    The article does not disclose sources for some of the information presented. It quotes the police's account of events without indicating that it is an account and not a verifiable fact. The article also implies that Nyah Mway was killed during an armed robbery when in fact he was killed after fleeing from police who were questioning him and another teenager about a description, not actual charges, related to an earlier robbery.
    • None of it adds up,
    • The object was a BB gun that looked like an actual firearm, police said.
    • Teen armed with replica gun fatally shot by police after chase
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

95%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for 13-year-old Nyah Mway, shot and killed by police

UticaOD Sunday, 30 June 2024 00:00
  • Unique Points
    • The Karen people are a large ethnic group from Southeast Asia with origins traced to Mongolia, Tibet or Gobi Desert
    • Under British colonization, many Karen people were recruited into police and armed forces
    • During World War 2 and Burma Campaign, Karen became loyal guerrilla fighters for the Allies against Japanese occupiers
  • Accuracy
    • 13-year-old Nyah Mway was shot and killed by police on Saturday night
    • Nyah Mway was born in Myanmar and is a member of its Karen ethnic minority
    • One of the teens, later identified as Nyah Mway, ran away and appeared to point a black object at officers
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (95%)
    The author does not make any explicit logical fallacies in the article. However, there are some instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to emotion that could potentially be considered informal fallacies if taken out of context. These include statements such as 'members of the Karen community feel betrayed', 'demanding justice', and 'echoed back with the word
    • ]The stories don't add up[
    • None of it adds up. The police officers need to be investigated and held accountable for their actions.[
    • What do we need?
    • 'justice.
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

96%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

13-Year-Old Boy Shot and Killed by Police After Chase

The New York Times Hurubie Meko Saturday, 29 June 2024 16:11
  • Unique Points
    • A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer in Utica, NY, after a foot chase on Friday night.
    • The boy was one of two juveniles stopped by the Utica Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit at about 10:18 p.m.
  • Accuracy
    • ]A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer in Utica, NY, after a foot chase on Friday night.[
    • A 13-year-old Nyah Mway was shot and killed by Utica, N.Y. police on June 27, 2024
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

82%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Video shows NY officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun

ABC NEWS SITE NAMES Name: ABC News Site Names URL: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-officially-blames-iran_106834435 ABC News Sunday, 30 June 2024 19:00
  • Unique Points
    • A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot by an officer in Utica, New York after pointing a replica handgun at the officers.
    • The teenager was running from police and matched the descriptions of robbery suspects being investigated.
    • During a ground struggle, one officer fired a single shot that struck the boy in the chest.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (30%)
    The article reports that the teen was 'pointing a replica gun' at the officers, but it does not disclose that this was determined through frozen frames of a video and editing of the video to insert a red circle around the weapon. This is an example of selective reporting and manipulation by omission. The article also reports that one officer thought Nyah Mway 'may have shot himself', but it is not clear whether he was referring to Nyah Mway or another officer, which creates confusion and potentially misinformation.
    • The teen was killed a little after 10 p.m. Friday in Utica after officers in the city about 240 miles (400 kilometers) northwest of Manhattan stopped two youths in connection with an armed robbery investigation, police said. One was also walking in the road, a violation of state traffic law.
    • The body camera video released by police captures an officer saying he needs to pat them down to ensure they don’t have any weapons in their possession. Immediately one of the two, identified by police as Nyah Mway, runs away. Authorities froze frames of the video where a running Nyah Mway appears to point the gun at the pursuing officers.
    • During his public safety statement, a brief interview typically done in the aftermath of a police shooting to ensure there is no additional threat, Husnay said he fired one round ‘straight towards the ground’. He did not know whether Nyah Mway had fired at the officers but said he thought the weapon was a 22-caliber handgun.
  • Fallacies (85%)
    The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating 'roiled Utica' and 'tense news conference'. The author also reports that the community was in attendance at the news conference and there were repeated audience outbursts. These statements create an emotional response without providing any factual information or context.
    • The shooting roiled Utica, a city with a population of 65,000.
    • Members of the community, including the youth's family, were in attendance.
  • Bias (95%)
    The article reports that the teen was holding a replica gun and points out that it looked realistic. However, the author uses language like 'believed it was a handgun' and 'later determined to be a replica' multiple times. This implies an initial assumption of danger on the part of the officers, which could potentially bias readers against the teen. The author also mentions that one officer thought Nyah Mway may have shot himself or his fellow officer, but it is not clear whether this was a genuine belief or just a reaction to the chaos of the situation. This ambiguity could leave room for readers to interpret the shooting as unnecessary or even malicious.
    • It is not clear whether he is referring to Nyah Mway or his fellow officer. Patterson was not struck.
      • The officers believed it was a handgun, police said, but it was later determined to be a replica of a Glock 17 Gen 5 handgun with a detachable magazine.
      • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication