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NYC to Pay $3M to Family of Brooklyn Teen Shot Dead by NYPD Officers over Hairbrush Mistaken for Gun

The city will shell out $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill teen killed in a hail of police bullets after NYPD officers mistook a hairbrush for a gun, the Daily News has learned. Five cops fired 20 bullets at Khiel Coppin, 18, on Nov.

Five cops fired 20 bullets at Khiel Coppin, 18, on Nov. 12, 2007, outside [...] Click here to view original web page at www.nydailynews.com



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