COLUMBUS, Ohio—As authorities investigate the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old black boy, Tyre King, by a white Columbus police officer after a report of an armed robbery, details are emerging about him. Here’s a look:
SCHOOL
Tyre was an eighth-grader at Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, a Columbus city school on the north side, a few miles from where the shooting happened. The school has about 500 students in grades 7-12 and focuses on science, technology, engineering and math. Several police officers were at the school Thursday, and counselors were available to talk to students.
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FAMILY
Attorney Chanda Brown, who represents the boy’s family, said “the family is obviously distraught by the murder of Tyre.”
Tyre had three sisters and a baby brother, said another family attorney, Sean Walton.
“He loved his family,” Walton said. “He was loved.”
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ACTIVITIES
A friend and former neighbor said Tyre often hung out and played basketball at a neighborhood recreation center. Nineteen-year-old Eisha Roberts called him “caring and lovable.”
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