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This is a tragedy. I don't know what happened but I'm pretty sure the cop wouldn't have shot if he didn't feel the gun was real and the kid was likely to shoot. He should have warned and we may never know the truth about whether one was issued.
I know as a parent I would feel a great deal of the responsibility. Some of these play replicas look real, especially from a distance. People carrying them should be taught to treat them as real. The kid is dead and his family as well as the officer will have to live with this as best they can.
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