Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Teen shouted 'I've got a gun!' before being shot - Didn't have a gun, had a hairbrush


NEW YORK - An unarmed, mentally ill teenager could be heard cursing and yelling "I've got a gun!" during a frantic 911 call made by his exasperated mother before police arrived and killed him with a 20-bullet barrage, according to a tape of the call released Tuesday.
Police officials said that although the woman had said her son didn't have a gun, Khiel Coppin gave five officers no choice but to open fire after he suddenly charged them outside her home with a black object in his hand. It turned out to be a hairbrush. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Jewelry Web