Federal jury clears Columbus officer of wrongdoing in Tyre King's death
A federal jury has sided with a Columbus officer in a civil lawsuit for the shooting death of 13-year-old Tyre King in 2016.
The jury in Columbus ruled on Wednesday that Bryan Mason did not violate King's constitutional right to be free from excessive force. Mason fatally shot King as he ran from police after King pulled what police later found out was a BB gun from his waistband. The gun, found at the scene, was designed to look like a real firearm and equipped with a laser sight.King’s grandmother, Dearrea King, filed the civil lawsuit in 2018. The lawsuit claimed a witness said he never saw King holding a gun and Mason used a racial slur after shooting King.
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