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Mississippi police officer who shot unarmed 11-year-old Aderrien Murry will not be charged
A Mississippi police sergeant who shot an unarmed 11-year-old boy in his home after his mother called police for help will not be charged, a grand jury decided.
A Mississippi police sergeant who shot unarmed 11-year-old Aderrien Murry in his home after his mother called police for help will not be charged, a grand jury decided.
No charges
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Thursday, December 14th, that Sgt. Greg Capers of the Indianola Police Department will not face criminal charges for the shooting.
Aderrien Murry shot by Mississippi police
Capers shot Murry in the chest as officers responded to a 911 call of a domestic dispute placed by Aderrien’s mother, Nakala Murry, in May. The shooting left Aderrien with a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs.
“I think we should at least go to trial, and I feel bad because no one is able to hear my voice,” Murry told USA TODAY.
According to court records, on May 20 at 4 a.m., she asked police to come and remove her daughter’s father after he became “irate” during a visit to her home.
When officers arrived, Murry said Capers ordered everyone to leave the house with their hands raised. But as Aderrien came out with his hands up, according to Murry, Capers shot him.
“I believe he shot first and he looked second, and that’s not how police officers are trained,” Carlos Moore, Aderrien’s attorney, told USA TODAY. “He clearly had nothing in his hand. He had his hands up as instructed and still got shot.”
Murry, who is a certified medical assistant, said she tried to compress her son’s wounds as they waited for an ambulance.
“I called to de-escalate a situation that wasn’t even nearly as traumatic, as bad as what happened when I called the cops,” Murry said. “I don’t even know if I ever want to call the police again.”
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