--- description: Officials are investigating a police officer who shot and killed a 13-year-old robbery suspect in Columbus, Ohio title: Police Shooting: Ohio Police Shoot 13-Year-Old Suspect image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ohio Police Shoot and Kill 13-Year-Old Robbery Suspect  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 15, 2016 12:17 PM CUT  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 15, 2016 12:17 PM CUT Officials are investigating a police officer who shot and killed a 13-year-old robbery suspect in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday after his weapon was determined to be a BB gun, according to local news [reports](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6121a52065e543ac89772137db43560b/boy-13-fatally-shot-police-after-pulling-out-bb-gun "undefined"). The incident began as police responded to a reported robbery involving multiple suspects Wednesday evening, according to an Associated Press [report](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-13-shot-dead-by-columbus-ohio-cops-after-pulling-bb-gun-from-waistband-police-say/ "undefined"). Officers said they saw three males matching the description and pursued two of them as they tried to flee on foot. One teenager—identified as Tyree King—was shot and killed when he pulled what officers initially said was a gun. Officials later determined the weapon as a BB gun. The shooting and robbery remain under investigation. King’s companion was interviewed and released by police. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4494840/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-robbery/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4494840/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-robbery/"},"headline":"Ohio Police Shoot and Kill 13-Year-Old Robbery Suspect","datePublished":"2016-09-15T12:17:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:37:07.088Z","description":"Police say they mistook a BB gun for a real gun","url":"https://time.com/4494840/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-robbery/","keywords":["Crime","Ohio"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4494840/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-robbery/","name":"Ohio Police Shoot and Kill 13-Year-Old Robbery Suspect"}}]}] ```