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A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by a Cleveland, Ohio, police officer Saturday afternoon after he ignored orders to raise his hands, and, instead, pulled a plastic gun from his waistband.
According to Cleveland.com, officers were responding to 911 calls about a person waving a gun in a city park when they came upon the boy.
He was told to raise his hands, according to the deputy chief of police, but, instead, pulled the gun from his waistband. An officer fired twice hitting the boy.
The boy had not pointed the weapon nor made any verbal threats toward officers, according to reports.
The gun did not have an orange safety indicator on the muzzle, signifying that it was a fake, police say.
According to an Associated Press story, a 911 caller said the boy was pulling the gun in and out of his pants. "I don't know if it's real or not," the caller said.