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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016, file photo, a funeral service card bearing the likeness of Tyre King is carried by a mourner in Columbus, Ohio. The white Ohio police officer who killed 13-year-old King argued in a federal court filing Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, that he used reasonable force and race wasn't a factor in the shooting of the Black teenager. Columbus Officer Bryan Mason shot Tyre in 2016 while responding to a reported armed robbery. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Family: lawsuit over police killing of teen must continue

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Officer who shot Tyre King, 13, argues race wasn’t a factor

By KANTELE FRANKO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016 file photo, a funeral service card bearing the likeness of Tyre King is carried by a mourner in Columbus, Ohio. The grandmother of the black 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a white police officer after a suspected robbery is suing that Ohio officer, his police chief and the city of Columbus. The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, on the second anniversary of King's death. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Grandmother sues over police shooting of black 13-year-old

By KANTELE FRANKO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016 file photo, a funeral service card bearing the likeness of Tyre King, the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was fatally shot by Columbus police, is carried by a mourner in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason shot King, after a suspected robbery last year feared a gunfight with the teen, who the officer said pulled a gun from his pants, records show. Mason fired when he saw a laser sight on the gun, which turned out to be a BB gun, Mason said in a formal statement and interview with detectives obtained by The Associated Press through a records request. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

The Latest: Lawyers dispute report of boy’s shooting

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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016 file photo, a funeral service card bearing the likeness of Tyre King, the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was fatally shot by Columbus police, is carried by a mourner in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason shot King, after a suspected robbery last year feared a gunfight with the teen, who the officer said pulled a gun from his pants, records show. Mason fired when he saw a laser sight on the gun, which turned out to be a BB gun, Mason said in a formal statement and interview with detectives obtained by The Associated Press through a records request. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Columbus officer who shot 13-year-old boy feared gunfight

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE – This June 22, 2015, file photo provided by the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police shows the division's official portrait of Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason. A Franklin County grand jury voted Friday, May 19, 2017 not to indict officer Bryon Mason in the September 2016 shooting of Tyre King. Police say Mason shot the teen after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband during a foot pursuit. (Columbus Division of Police via AP, File)

Police probe, grand jury leave teen’s family ‘dissatisfied’

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FILE – This June 22, 2015, file photo provided by the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police shows the division's official portrait of Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason. A Franklin County grand jury voted Friday, May 19, 2017 not to indict officer Bryon Mason in the September 2016 shooting of Tyre King. Police say Mason shot the teen after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband during a foot pursuit. (Columbus Division of Police via AP, File)

Grand jury doesn’t indict officer for fatally shooting teen

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