A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in New York’s Utica on June 28 after he wielded a replica gun, as per a report in People Magazine. Around 10 pm, Police Officer Patrick Husnay along with two other officers were patrolling an area where “at least two” robberies had taken place recently. The cops went up to Nyah Mway and another boy, also aged 13, who “were in the immediate vicinity of the previous robbery at nearly the same time of day,” based on the traits of suspects in a June 27 crime, according to the release from the Utica Police Department.

The two teenagers were the subject of an attempted citizen stop by the authorities. However, the teen escaped and produced what appeared to be a handgun when the police attempted to frisk him, according to the preliminary information.

The press release mentioned, “In one of the incidents that occurred on June 27th, the suspects were described as one Asian male and one dark skinned male, with one being on foot and the other on a bicycle. Based on the listed identifying factors from the robbery, officers approached Nyah Mway and the other juvenile as they matched the robbery suspects’ descriptions and were in the immediate vicinity of the previous robbery at nearly the same time of day.”

It added, “When the officers asked and went to pat frisk Nyah Mway, he immediately fled on foot. While fleeing he produced a replica GLOCK pellet gun from the front of his body, and during the 51 and 53 second mark on Officer Patterson’s BWC, points the weapon directly at Officer Patterson and the other officers.”

According to the authorities, Officer Husnay then shot the teen with his duty firearm. The 13-year-old was transported to a hospital, however, he died as a result of his injuries. The Utica Police Department released bodycam footage of the incident as well as pictures of the pellet gun.

According to ABC News, all three cops have been sent on administrative leaves. Further, a vigil was organised after his death. Several people including his family members attended the event.

The 13-year-old’s sister, Thoung Oo, created a GoFundMe page to “raise funds for his funeral, legal expenses to seek justice, and family expenses including counselling.” She said that her brother “was returning home from an 8th grade graduation barbecue” at the time of the shooting. He was an outgoing kid who loved to go biking and play with his friends and family.

Ms Oo said, “He has never gotten in trouble with law enforcement before, he was a good kid. The UPD video cam, the witness testimonies, and stories they told my family don’t add up, especially when they told my parents (who don’t speak English at all) that there was a shoot out. We need answers.”

Nyah had just graduated from eighth grade two days before the tragedy, according to his sister. She continued, “Because of this tragedy, I will never get to see him grow up. Nyah leaves behind our mother, father, and 3 siblings. Our family moved to America nine years ago as refugees from Myanmar to find a better life safe from law enforcement killings and ethnic cleansing. Our parents and grandparents did not flee war & corrupt military to be persecuted by American police.”

A video showing the dramatic rescue of a woman from a highrise in New York has gone viral on social media. The video has been recorded by bodycam installed on New York policemen, who climbed over a glass wall to rescue a distraught woman on the edge of a 54-storey rooftop in Manhattan. According to New York Post, the rescue of the 33-year-old woman took place on Wednesday last week at East 29th Street. The clip has been posted on X by NYPD News.

When the public needs help, they call the police. When the police need help, they call ESU. @NYPDSpecialops ESU detectives recently saved a distraught woman on a rooftop 54-stories up using their rope rescue skills.

Watch the body-worn-camera footage of the rescue pic.twitter.com/mQrg5o3M8M

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 6, 2024

The police said that NYPD’s emergency service unit (ESU) received a call around 3.30 pm (local time) about a woman who appeared to be ready to jump from the ledge of the building.

When the cops reached the location, they found themselves separated from the woman by a glass divider, forcing them to use a rope to reach her on the 54th floor.

The video shows two cops holding onto woman’s left arm through a slit opening. It then shows another cop tethered to the rope jumping over the glass wall.

He joins another colleague as the police waited on the other side to grab the woman. One of the rescuers are heard telling the woman, “You’re okay.”

“When the public needs help, they call the police. When the police need help, they call ESU,” NYPD said in the post on X.

The daring effort received a lot of praise from social media users.

“Holy smokes, y’all,  I ran towards some crazy stuff, but never, never the edge of a building!  Amazing work y’all, great work,” commented one X user. “Wow that’s scary to see when they were rescuing that poor woman when she’s scared that’s really terrifying to see,” said another.

New York Post said that the woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital.

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Over 100 people, including 75 law enforcement personnel, are engaged in search operations for a nine-year-old girl, who went missing while camping with her family in upstate New York, officials said on Sunday. Charlotte Sena, a fourth grader, was last seen bicycling on Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park with the police believing she was abducted.

“Last evening, she went out on a bike ride. It wasn’t dark, it’s right around dinnertime and did a couple of loops with close friends she considers her cousins. And then she decided after going around, she said she’s finally going around one more time by herself. Literally 15 minutes later, she hadn’t come back yet,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at a press conference.

She said that Charlotte’s parents knew immediately “something was up” and started searching for her.

“30 minutes later, at 6:47, Charlotte’s mother, Trisha, called 911,” Ms Hochul said, and added that by 7:00 pm, the state police were on site. 

“For the last 18 plus hours, teams from the New York State Police, dogs, aviation, our bloodhounds are here. The sword operators and special response teams are on site. New York State Park Police, forest rangers, underwater rescue teams, and drones. We brought in technology experts also to analyze other forms of communications in the park at that time,” she said.

Yesterday, 9-year-old Charlotte Sena went missing in Moreau State Park.

For more than 18 hours teams from @nyspolice, @NYstateparks Police, Forest Rangers, UAS, and URT have been searching the grounds.

My heart is with Charlotte’s family and loved ones as the search continues. pic.twitter.com/HGsjb3Rktf

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) October 1, 2023

The New York Governor said that there are over 100 personnel, two drones, an airboat search team, and six underwater rescue teams involved in the search operations.

“We are leaving no stone, no branch, no table, no cabin unturned, untouched, unexamined in our search to find Charlotte,” she added.

The New York State Police have now activated the Amber Alert, which is a child abduction emergency alert. 

“Charlotte was last seen wearing an Orange tie-dye Pokemon shirt, dark blue pants, black crocs, and gray bike helmet,” the alert read.