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(NEWZIMBABWE) Zimbabwe student shot, killed by US cops

Zimbabwe student shot, killed by US cops
Grief ... Teenager's dad Mabasa Nhekairo speaking to US TV station over shooting
28/03/2012 00:00:00
by Staff Reporter

A NAKED man fatally shot by police in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday night has been named as 18-year-old Zimbabwean, Tendai Nelson Nhekairo.

Cobb County police say they responded to reports of a man shooting a gun at an apartment complex off Shadowood Parkway around 7.40PM. Officers turned up to be confronted by a naked man armed with two knives, a spokesman said.

Sgt. Dana Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department told local television:

“He made an aggressive movement towards those officers and unfortunately those officers had to use what means was necessary to stop that aggressive act.”

Nhekairo was a student at nearby Campbell High School, reported Channel 2 Action News.

The teenager’s mother, Blessed, and father, Mabasa Nhekairo, said they had never seen their son behave violently and knew of no mental health problems he may have had. They admitted they were having a hard time believing what police are saying.

"I don't know what happened on Tuesday night, but what I do know is that my son did not have any violent tendencies," the senior Nhekairo said.

He said Tendai was a keen American football player and looked forward to graduating from High School. Channel 2 Action News, meanwhile, reported the teenager had been arrested recently for possession of marijuana off campus.

The officer involved in the shooting, whose name has not been released, has been placed on routine administrative leave, Sgt. Pierce said.

Labels: POLICE BRUTALITY, STUDENTS, USA

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