Police release body camera footage of Nyah Mway shooting

Lina Portman2 days ago

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The Utica Police Department has released body camera footage from the night 13-year-old Nyah Mway was shot and killed by police.

The footage, now available on the department's YouTube channel, is divided into six separate videos of varying lengths. The shortest video is 2 minutes 27 seconds long and the longest is 23 minutes 30 seconds long.

Police also released photos of the pellet gun Nyah allegedly had in his possession when he was shot by police.

“As always, we are committed to transparency and earning the public’s trust in our investigations,” the Utica Police Department said in a statement Saturday about the officer involved in the shooting. “As much information as possible will be released during this process.”

Shooting

According to authorities, officers were conducting a pedestrian stop on two juveniles around 10:18 p.m. on Friday, June 28 in the 900 block of Shaw Street.

One of the juveniles, Nyah, fled from police. Police said Nyah displayed what appeared to be a handgun during the chase.

Police said they recovered a replica GLOCK 17 handgun, which turned out to be a pellet gun.

Nyah was taken to Wynn Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

More: Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for 13-year-old Nyah Mway, shot dead by police

More: Utica Police Involved in Shooting That Killed 13-Year-Old Boy. What We Know.

Body camera footage

The body camera footage comes from three officers, who appear to be Patrick Husnay, Bryce Patterson and Andrew Citrini, according to released footage and a check of the Utica Police Department's online roster.

The footage begins as officers approach Nyah and the other juvenile, who was on a bicycle. Patterson is shown in the footage telling the teens that they are being arrested because one of the teens was riding a bicycle on the road, while Nyah was walking nearby.

Nyah – who initially had his hands in the air – was later seen running away, after officers asked if they could pat him down to see if he had any weapons.

Patterson and Husnay ran after Nyah, and Patterson managed to catch the teen after a short chase as officers could be heard yelling, “He's got a gun.”

Husnay had his gun drawn and appeared to shoot Nyah while he was on the ground, according to released body camera footage.

“It was one shot,” Husnay can be heard saying according to the released footage. “It was me.”

Husnay joined the Utica Police Department in May 2018, according to documentation on the department's website.

The three officers involved in the incident have been placed on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation.

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New York State Executive Law 70b provides that the New York State Attorney General's Office of Special Investigations has primary responsibility for criminal investigations into police-involved shootings.

The attorney general's office announced Saturday that it had opened an investigation in a press release.

The Utica Police Department is conducting a joint parallel internal investigation with its Professional Standards Unit to determine whether policies, procedures and training were followed.

Additionally, UPD will work closely and openly with the City of Utica's Public Safety Advisory Committee.

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