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The New York Police Department is investigating the shooting of a 14-year old teen by a rookie cop in the Bronx on Sunday (August 4th).
Shaaliver Douse was allegedly chasing and shooting at another man when two rookie cops heard gunshots and responded by going to the scene. They say Douse was asked to drop his weapon. After he continued to fire, one of the officers fired one shot, hitting the teen in the face, killing him.
Shaaliver Douse
Police released surveillance footage allegedly showing Douse shooting at his unidentified intended target.
Photo from surveillance camera appears to show Douse shooting at another man
Police say they prevented Douse from murdering his intended target.
“These officers stopped that from happening,” NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said, according to the New York Daily News. “I don’t see what the officers could have done any differently.”
Douse was arrested in May for attempted murder after shooting another teen in the shoulder. The charges were reduced to felony gun possession after key witnesses recanted their testimony. He was due back in Bronx Supreme Court on Aug. 23. Authorities are wondering how the teen got another gun so soon after the first incident.
“We don’t know the history of this gun. It will take us a while, but we will get a history on it,” Kelly vowed. “But most likely, if 90% of the guns we’re confiscating come from out of state, most likely this gun has been purchased out of state or somehow obtained out of state, stolen, and brought to New York City.”
Gun police say Douse used in Sunday's shooting.
Douse's aunt, Quwana Barcene, believes her nephew was murdered.
Quwana Barcene, Douse's aunt
“That’s was my sister’s only baby,” Barcene said. “I’m tired of the police getting away with murder. Trayvon Martin is never going to end. Sean Bell happened to my nephew, This rookie cop — please bring him up on charges as a murderer.”
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NYPD: Surveillance Video Shows Teen Firing Gun
Source: New York Daily News
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