A 13-year-old boy has been shot dead by police after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband while being arrested.
Police were called to a report of an armed robbery in Columbus where they attempted to arrest two of three suspects who had run into an alleyway.
As officers attempted to take Tyree King into custody, he was shot multiple times after he pulled out the pellet gun.
Police in Ohio said officers received a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects.
When they arrived on the scene, they said the victim told them that a group of people approached him and demanded money.
The armed robbery victim said that one of them had a gun.
Police said the officers saw three males matching the descriptions of the suspects and tried to speak with them, when two of the suspects fled on foot.
In a statement today, a spokesman said: 'Officers followed the males to the alley and attempted to take them into custody when one suspect pulled a gun from his waistband.