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A robbery suspect, an 18-year-old teen, was shot 14 times and killed after pointing a pellet gun at police. His violent death has raised questions about why officers unleashed a barrage of bullets on the teen rather than simply trying to deter him from fleeing.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, Sergio Reyes walked into a Brooklyn deli and stole two six-packs of Corona beer at gunpoint. A store employee said he left the store without paying for the beer. The teen then returned shortly to take more beer. <\/p>\n
Police said they arrived at the scene after receiving reports of an armed robbery at around 12:40 a.m. Three officers began interviewing witnesses inside the store, according to NYPD Chief of Patrol Terence Monahan. \u201cHe \u2026 put a gun to my face and threatened to kill me,\u201d said a store employee describing Reyes\u2019 behavior. \u201cI told him he was on camera and he got scared and (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A robbery suspect, an 18-year-old teen, was shot 14 times and killed after pointing a pellet gun at police. His violent death has raised questions about why officers unleashed a barrage of bullets on the teen rather than simply trying…<\/span><\/p>\n