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Police in Utica, N.Y., say an officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after a foot chase on Friday evening. Police say officers believed the boy brandished a handgun. Above, vehicles move along Genesee Street after a fresh snowfall, in Utica, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 2017.
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Police said they believed that Nyah Mway brandished a weapon after running away from three officers who were investigating a string of recent robberies. Authorities later said it was a pellet gun.