GULFPORT, Miss. — The shooting of a Black teenager by police in Gulfport, Mississippi, has led to outcry from family members and activists who say the teen was unarmed with his hands up when he was confronted by police. The teen died days later after being taken off life support.
Police say 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan was armed and refused to drop his weapon when officers fired at him following a foot chase.
Cooper told reporters that one officer observed McMillan was armed and gave orders for him to stop and drop his weapon.Cooper also claimed McMillan"turned his body and weapon towards the officer," so the officer fired at him. She said she believes there was a lack of urgency in the medical response to McMillan, because the ambulance, she said, arrived on scene without a siren on.
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