A community of Southeast Asians who live in upstate New York is looking for answers and justice after police fatally shot a 13-year-old refugee who pointed a replica gun at officers.Members of the Karen ethnic minority in Utica, New York, which is about 55 miles east of Syracuse, have rallied together in outrage and sadness since the teenager's death Friday night.Karens are among the groups warring with the military rulers of Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma.Before he was shot Friday, Nyah Mway was tackled to the ground after he ran from police, who have said he was one of two youths stopped in connection with an armed robbery investigation.Police said Nyah Mway matched a description of a robbery suspect. He ran away from officers while he was being frisked and then pointed a replica gun at them, officials have said. “There is no justification,” LuPway Doh, a Karen leader in Utica, said Monday. “We have a lot of questions that need to be answered, especially...
