NEW YORK – A rookie police officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy on a street early Sunday after he refused to drop his gun and pointed it in the direction of officers, authorities said.

Shaaliver Douse died of a single gunshot to his jaw after the confrontation in the Melrose section of the Bronx.

Two officers with the New York Police Department were on foot patrol when they heard gunfire at around 3 a.m. The officers responded to the scene and found the boy with a 9mm handgun firing shots at a fleeing man, authorities said.

Police released two surveillance videos Sunday evening that show a man they've identified as Douse, wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, fire at a group of men standing outside a bodega and then chasing after one of them. Police said Douse fired four shots in all.

The officers identified themselves as police and ordered him to drop his weapon, authorities said.

"The officers ordered Douse to drop the gun but instead he fired another round," NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said at a news conference. "It is undetermined at this time whether he fired at the officers or a fourth time at the unknown male who had just run past the officers."

When he pointed his gun in the direction of officers, one of the officers shot him, police said. Douse was pronounced dead at the scene.

The two officers had joined the department in January.

Douse's family was furious.

Douse's aunt, Quwana Barcene, told the New York Post the boy was an only child.

“They're making it all up,” said his aunt, Quwana Barcene. “There was no gun. It’s all a cover-up. It’s what the police do. They kill us and cover it up.

“It’s not fair. It was my sister’s only child. You shouldn’t have to bury your child. My beautiful nephew got shot in the head. A mother of one now has to bury her only child.”

Douse had been in trouble with the law before.

He was charged in May with attempted murder after a 15-year-old boy was shot in a Bronx neighborhood where Douse lived. That shooting took place two miles from where Douse was later shot to death.

Douse was also charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing in connection to the incident.

The prosecution of Douse was then deferred, said Steven Reed, a spokesman for the Bronx District Attorney's Office. The office had insufficient evidence to proceed, and the victim was unable to identify his shooter, he said.

The case was still open, Reed said.

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I wonder how long it will be before Al and Jesse are all over this........ This punk got what he deserved.

More evidence backing spay and neuter.

That makes no sense.

If Mama had been tested for competency in raising kids she would have failed.
If she was fixed, she couldn't pump out ferals.
Obviously, the kid fit the definition of feral.

IMO, whoever was supposed to be raising that kid should be charged with something like felony neglect.
He was a repeat violent offender.

Legalize and tax drugs and these punks might have to find real jobs, complete school, and actually become something other than thugs and statistics.

The economy would improve as well..... until congress started arguing over how to spend the new found wealth

CIA would be pi$$ed tho..... they would have to start going to congress for funding of their black ops if we legalized drugs and removed their cash cow!

Legalizing drugs and taxing them wouldn't bring the government a ton of cash flow as the drug cartels and gangs will always have more and better drugs that are tax free.
Most people would more than likely stick with their dealers over the government.
Plus legalizing drugs would only lead to more problems involving crime of DUI among others.
Police Stations all across the US are stretched thin as it is with some exceptions.

Did he look anything like Obama's son?

yea, if barry had a 14 year boy, it would be his twin...

Your assumptions are totally incorrect.....in more ways than one

I suggest more research because your statement could not be further from the truth!

the problem is,that the Government most likely would become the Cartel!
Same Horse,Different Rider!

They're not assumptions.
They're facts.
I suggest you do your research because you're missing some screws for your contraption.

I suggest higher taxes on Mountain Dew!

“They're making it all up,” said his aunt, Quwana Barcene. "There was no gun. It’s all a cover-up. It’s what the police do. They kill us and cover it up."

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Dude, I worked with NORML for 5 years, attended all the meetings, sat in on debates,argued legislation, enforcement and laws, was involved with this issue inside and out, and you want me to believe your assumptions are facts?

You will feel the full wrath of Lunars & Lunas!
The Boston Tea Party will seem like a small picnic compared to this!

My facts are not assumptions.
They're facts.

If you legalized all illegal drugs (As your theory suggests) and taxed them the drug users wouldn't just pile into the stores the goverments selling it in and buy it.
As the government would likely place a high tax on these drugs and require identification to keep it out of the hands of young teens and would likely put that information into a database so that the police knows who you are in case the users are involved in crimes which would be likely.
As well as the quality and quantity of the drugs, they won't be on the same level as what someone could get on the streets.
Drug users wouldn't want that hassle and drug cartels and gangs would be selling their drugs tax and ID free.
DUI would only go upwards when you make illegal drugs widely available like that, as would crime.
There's a reason that a lot of those drugs are illegal.

These are not assumptions.
These are the facts of what would happen.
Legalizing all drugs and taxing them would not bring the government tons of money.
On top of the spike in crime that it would lead to, it would cost the government any money they may have made.

I agree. The parents are to blame for their neglect.

My niece has raised one who is now killing people for Uncle Sam, and she is raising two more black children whose parents just totally neglected them. Parents are both irresponsible, on drugs etc.

I realize parenting is difficult, so if you aren't up for it, use birth control.

They already are the Cartel.

The drug companies already have a legal operation going on. It is the prescription drug market. The "legal" drug dealers are the salesmen who pester their dealers (the doctors) constantly, giving them free samples to pass out to their customers (patients).

All legal and above board.

Thanks to some doctors and some people who actually care about their health, less prescription drugs are being prescribed in a lot but not all cases. But if you talk to people over the age of 60 and even younger, many of them are taking at least 5, and sometimes as much as 20 prescription drugs.

They don't like competition. Hence the reason they hate marijuana.

Drugs should not be made "legal" and taxed. If you want to go that route, then just decriminalize them. Stop controlling them.

Marijuana (hemp) should not be 'legal' or controlled. Its just a PLANT like any other plant. There are many varieties and they can be useful for many different products.

But no matter what you do, stupid people will create their own drugs like Meth and that stuff is nasty, easy to get addicted to, and will destroy your life.