An Israeli investigation has cleared soldiers involved in the fatal shooting of a U.S. teenager in the West Bank, Politico reported Saturday.

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Sixteen-year-old Miami native Mahmoud Shaalan was killed by Israeli troops at a checkpoint near the city of Ramallah in February. The soldiers said that they shot Shaalan when he stabbed one of the troops and continued shooting him when he tried to stab them again.

Some witnesses disputed this account, according to local media reports, saying the soldiers shot Shaalan in the back after an argument.

Shaalan’s uncle, Salman Shaalan, told Politico that he wanted the Obama administration to follow up with another probe of the incident, saying that his nephew was “a good kid” who was “not capable” of violence.

"The State Department and the U.S. should call for an independent or joint investigation — at least a joint investigation," he said.

Salman Shaalan also said that he has asked Rep. Keith Ellison (D- Minn.) to push for a new investigation.