A 13-year-old Ohio boy who was shot dead by a Columbus police officer investigating a report of an armed robbery was to be laid to rest this weekend. Tyre King 'more likely than not' running from Columbus police when fatally shot Read moreAttorneys for the family of Tyre King said funeral and visitation services would be held on Saturday morning at a Columbus church. Police have said officer Bryan Mason shot Tyre on 14 September, after the boy ran from investigators and pulled out a BB gun that looked like a real firearm. The King family has called for an independent investigation. Its attorneys said the eighth-grader played football and other sports, and was in a young scholars program.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2016 14:26 UTC