Teen shot by police during chase faces assault, gun charges

TRENTON (AP) — A 14-year-old boy who was shot by police this month after they say he pointed a gun at them during a foot chase Trenton faces aggravated assault and gun charges.

The New Jersey Attorney General's office said Tuesday that witnesses said the boy pointed a .22-caliber handgun at the officers when two state troopers and a Mercer County sheriff's officer began to chase him Aug. 7.

Investigators say the gun was found the following morning under the tire of a vehicle.

The teen has been released from the hospital. A spokesman for the Attorney General's office says a judge will order him to appear once he's medically cleared. An attorney representing his family wasn't immediately available to comment.

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