Metal Object In Fatal Police Shooting Was A Welding Torch

NEW YORK (AP) — Witnesses who called New York City police to report that a man was menacing people with a gun before police killed him were terrified but also uncertain whether the object the man had really was a gun, 911 transcripts released Friday show.
One caller Wednesday said, “He’s pointing a silver thing in a lady’s face.”
When the dispatcher asked if it was a gun, the caller said, “I don’t know if it’s a gun, ma’am. It seems like a gu