Vic: Family hits out at police who shot dead teenage boy

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2008
Vic: Family hits out at police who shot dead teenage boy

The family of a 15-year-old boy shot dead by police have vowed to fight for him ..

condemning the force's actions as appalling and heavyhanded.

TYLER CASSIDY was shot and killed by three officers in a Melbourne skate park last
night after allegedly threatening to kill them with two knives.

The shooting is being investigated .. but both Victoria Police and the police union
have defended the four officers involved .. saying they did everything they could to subdue
him.

TYLER'S mother SHANI says in a written statement .. she'll fight for TYLER .. describing
him as a scared little boy .. who died without his family at his side.

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