Gun used by 14-year-old Bronx gang member killed by cop was originally bought in Kentucky
The black Astra 9mm pistol recovered after Shaaliver Douse was shot dead in the Sunday morning confrontation was legally purchased by a 35-year-old Louisville man in a Crestwood, Kentucky sporting goods shop.
The gun the 14-year-old Bronx gangmember was firing when he was shot dead by a rookie cop was bought in 1999 in a Kentucky sporting goods store, police sources said Tuesday.
The black Astra 9mm pistol recovered after Shaaliver Douse was shot dead in the Sunday morning confrontation was legally purchased by a 35-year-old Louisville man in a Crestwood, Kentucky shop.
It was never reported stolen, and authorities are now trying to figure out how the weapon wound up in Douse’s hands.