Crime & Justice

Cop’s Lawyer: My ‘Poor Client’ Thought Teen’s Cellphone Was a Gun

SHOT A 13-YEAR-OLD

Video shows an unarmed Black 13-year-old putting his hands up. The cop who shot him says it’s complicated.

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