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July 8, 2024

Karen Community in Utica, NY, Mourning After Police Killing of 13-Year-Old Nyah Mway
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A funeral was held Saturday in Utica, New York, for Nyah Mway, a
13-year-old boy who was shot to death by police two days after he had
graduated from middle school. Nyah Mway was a refugee who was born in
Burma. His death has shattered the close-knit community of Karen
refugees in Utica. His brother wrote online, "Our family moved to
America nine years ago as refugees from Myanmar to find a better life
safe from law enforcement killings and ethnic cleansing." Three officers
involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave.


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