On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said.<\/p>\n
By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who\u2019d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at them during a foot chase.<\/p>\n
Struggling to comprehend his death, his anguished relatives and outraged members of their immigrant community called Sunday for justice for him and accountability for police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came to the United States, finally, to get the education and to get the good jobs here\u201d and hoping for a peaceful life after decades of strife and violence in Myanmar, said Lay Htoo, who identified himself as one of Nyah\u2019s cousins.<\/p>\n
But instead of celebrating the teen\u2019s ascent to high school, his parents were waiting for medical examiners to release his body and wondering what would become of the officers. \u201cThey want them to be in prison forever,\u201d the cousin said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n
As the state attorney general and the Utica Police Department investigate the shooting, Nyah\u2019s relatives and other local members of Myanmar\u2019s Karen ethnic minority said they planned to meet Sunday afternoon with Utica Mayor Michael P. Galime. A message seeking comment was sent to the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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