Ex-Philadelphia police officer sentenced to at least 8 years in shooting death of 12-year-old boy
- A former Philadelphia police officer, Edsaul Mendoza, was sentenced to eight to 20 years for the shooting death of 12-year-old Thomas “TJ” Siderio, occurring on March 1, 2022.
- Prosecutors sought a 20 to 40-year sentence due to Mendoza's online search for flights to the Dominican Republic after the incident, according to Prosecutor Clarke Beljean.
- Evidence showed Mendoza shot Siderio in the back after he had discarded his gun and was on his hands and knees.
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