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The NYPD says that a man pointed this realitic-looking imitation gun at an officer.

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Cop Kills Toy-Gun-Toting Man in Brooklyn

Updated: Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 7:55 AM EST
Published : Monday, 08 Mar 2010, 5:42 PM EST

MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF REPORT

MYFOXNY.COM - A police officer shot and killed a man in Brooklyn Monday afternoon, the NYPD said.

The officer responded to a 911 call of a man waving a gun behind P.S. 194 at 3117 Avenue W in Sheepshead Bay at about 3:10 p.m.

The man pointed what looked like a silver handgun at the officer, the NYPD said. The officer fired three round, hitting the man.

Emergency Medical Service took the wounded 22-year-old man to Coney Island Hospital, where he died just after 4 p.m.

The weapon turned out to be a toy gun painted silver.

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