13-year-old Nyah Mway was fatally shot by police in upstate New York
Nyah was carrying a pellet gun that closely resembled a real Glock 17 Gen 5 handgun
The shooting occurred during an investigation of a robbery pattern
In recent events, there have been several instances of fatal shootings by law enforcement involving individuals wielding replica firearms. One such incident occurred in upstate New York, where a 13-year-old boy named Nyah Mway was fatally shot by police. The handgun carried by the teenager turned out to be a pellet gun that closely resembled a real Glock 17 Gen 5 handgun.
According to reports from various sources, including CNN and the Associated Press, Nyah Mway was stopped by officers investigating a robbery pattern. As he ran away from them, he pointed the pellet gun at three officers. The police responded by shooting him.
The resemblance between the pellet gun and a real Glock handgun is striking. Utica Police spokesperson Lt. Michael Curley told CNN that the weapon had
A 13-year-old boy named Nyah Mway was fatally shot by police in upstate New York.
The handgun turned out to be a pellet gun that resembled a real Glock 17 Gen 5 handgun.
Nyah Mway pointed the pellet gun at three officers while running away from them.
Imitation firearms have led to unintended fatal consequences in the past due to their resemblance to real guns.
Federal law does not govern the transfer, use or possession of imitation guns but their appearance when they are manufactured and entered into commerce is regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Police departments across the US have shot 305 people brandishing non-powder and toy firearms between 2015 and 2023.
In New York, at least 63 shootings, eight of them fatal, have occurred due to people mistaking imitation weapons for real ones. Hundreds of crimes have been committed in New York City with imitation weapons.
Accuracy
The boy was holding what appeared to be a handgun when he ran from law enforcement.
One officer tackled and punched the teenager, another officer fired a single shot, killing him.
13-year-old Nyah Mway was stopped by officers investigating a robbery pattern.
Mway's uncle questioned why police shot him after he had been thrown to the ground.
Accuracy
Mway had a realistic-looking replica gun still in his hand when he was shot.
Utica Police Chief Mark Williams expressed concern for the safety of the officers involved in the fatal incident.
Deception
(30%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the author's position. The author does not disclose any information about the robbery suspects or their descriptions other than they were Asian males and brandished a black firearm. This information is used to justify the stop of Mway and his friend, but no further details are provided about these suspects or their involvement in the incident. Additionally, there is emotional manipulation through phrases such as 'heartbreaking for the family' and 'devastated his family'. The author also uses sensationalism by implying that Mway was unjustly killed without providing any evidence to support this claim.
The shooting immediately drew an angry response from the community. A large crowd attended a vigil for Mway on Saturday and chanted, ‘No justice, no peace.’
The boy, identified as Nyah Mway, was shot once in the chest by a Utica police officer on Friday night after he and a friend were stopped on a street by officers investigating a robbery pattern, officials said.
Despite our efforts to be transparent, people weren’t ready for the facts, and I can appreciate that. All they see is a dead 13-year-old, and nobody feels good about it.
Fallacies
(85%)
The author makes an appeal to authority when quoting Utica Police Chief Mark Williams stating that the teenager had a realistic-looking replica gun still in his hand when he was shot. This statement is used to justify the shooting of Nyah Mway by the police officers.
][Utica Police Chief Mark Williams] We were able to break down those images you saw of a person with a gun. In one of those images that we found is when he [Mway] was on the ground, he still had the gun in his hand.[/
