Utica Residents Grill Mayor After Police Killing of 13-Year-Old Boy
An officer in Utica, N.Y., fatally shot the boy, Nyah Mway, after he brandished what the officer believed was a gun. At a community meeting, residents called the killing “an injustice.”
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![A vigil was held on Saturday evening for Nyah Mway, a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Utica police officer after a foot chase.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/30/multimedia/30utica-teen-bfqj/30utica-teen-bfqj-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)
![A vigil was held on Saturday evening for Nyah Mway, a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Utica police officer after a foot chase.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/30/multimedia/30utica-teen-bfqj/30utica-teen-bfqj-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)