Teen Shot Dead After Aiming Toy Gun at Maryland State Police Trooper

Teen Shot Dead After Aiming Toy Gun at Maryland State Police Trooper
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A Maryland State Police trooper shot a 16-year-old boy dead after the teenager aimed what investigators later learned was a toy gun at the officer before pulling a knife on him, police said.

Police on Wednesday were investigating the shooting, which occurred a day earlier at about 1:30 p.m. in Leonardtown in southern Maryland.