A boy named Andy Lopez was shot and killed by a police officer who found Lopez suspicious. Alex was holding a pellet gun that was made to look like an AK-47 assault rifle. Some officials said that it would’ve been hard for them to recognize that the gun was fake because it was missing its orange cap that was required by law. The police should’ve still went up to the boy a looked closer at the gun to at least recognize that there was no threat. The boy was very popular, causing more than 100 angry high school and middle school kids to protest against the FBI. Alex was shot 8 times around the chest and stomach area. People who were protesting were very angry that the police officer killed Alex for almost no reason, and some are saying it’s because of racism. But, it has nothing to do with racism jus a misunderstanding and the officer felt threatened. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t police officers only supposed to shoot when someone else starts firing, because if cops do not see any shooting happening, then they are not supposed to shoot first. So families and friends are still hurt that Alex is gone.
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