Police say 13-year-old Tyre King pulled what they believed to be a gun from his waistband.

A 13-year-old boy has died after an officer-involved shooting in east Columbus.

Police responded to a report of an armed robbery in the area of S. 18th St. and E. Capital St. around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.

When officers arrived, the victim told them a group approached him with a gun and demanded money.

Police then notice three males matching the suspects' descriptions near a home on Hoffman Street. When officers tried to speak with them, two of them ran.

Officers followed the suspects and tried to take them into custody when police say 13-year-old Tyre King pulled what they believed to be a gun from his waistband. Upon further inspection, the gun was determined to be a BB gun with an attached laser.

The officer shot King multiple times. He was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m.

The officers and other suspects were not injured.