Florida boy, 17, firing pellet gun at cars is shot and killed after turning ...

Florida boy, 17, waving 'military-style rifle' at passing cars is shot and killed by police after 'raising weapon at officers': Firearm turned out to be an Airsoft pellet gun Alexander King, 17, was fatally shot by police after brandishing a 'rifle' at the intersection of North Pinellas and Tarpon Avenues in Tarpon Springs, Florida Several witnesses called 911 reporting the teen had a 'military-style rifle' and was pointing it at cars. The gun turned out to be a airsoft pellet gun The two officers, who are now on administrative leave, allegedly fired 12 rounds at the teen, before handcuffing him, and performing CPR He was pronounced dead at the hospital roughly two hours later at around 11pm The eleventh grader had 22 run-ins with police and two felonies for battery of a school board employee and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon

By Alyssa Guzman For Dailymail.Com

Published: 20:00 BST, 19 October 2021 | Updated: 20:01 BST, 19 October 2021

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A 17-year-old Florida teen was shot dead by police after pointing a 'military-style rifle' at officers who were responding to calls that the boy was targeting passing cars with what turned out to be a pellet gun, officials said.

Alexander King, 17, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, was fatally shot by police at 9.30pm on Saturday after witnesses called 911 about King waving a 'military-style rifle' at passing cars at the North Pinellas and Tarpon Avenues intersection in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

King - who had two felony arrests - raised his weapon at police when two officers arrived on the scene, according to Tarpon Springs Police Chief Jeffrey Young.

The Tarpon Springs High School student had posted the gun on his Instagram page on March 24, writing: 'New airsoft vietnam era M14. I absolutely love it.'

Alexander King, 17, was fatally shot by police after several