Hundreds mourn boy killed by officer

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 13-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by a police officer was remembered at his funeral Saturday as someone with a special glow.

“He lit up a room. He demanded your attention,” said Michael Bell, who coached Tyre King on his youth football team.

Hundreds of mourners filed by a white casket draped with yellow roses at a Columbus church before a hearse carried the boy’s body to a cemetery where he was laid to rest, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Columbus police officer Bryan Mason, a member of the department for almost 10 years, was investigating a report of an armed robbery when he shot Tyre multiple times Sept. 14. The boy ran from investigators and pulled out a BB gun that looked like a real firearm, police have said.

Mason, who is white, was put on administrative leave immediately after the shooting.

In Columbus, attorneys for Tyre’s family have called for an independent investigation and have questioned Mason’s involvement in other shootings, including another fatality.

AP/JOHN MINCHILLO Mourners gather Saturday at the grave site of Tyre King, 13, who was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio.