No charges filed after police shot an 11-year-old who called for help, officials say
- Officer Greg Capers, who mistakenly shot an 11-year-old boy after responding to a domestic disturbance call, has been suspended without pay.
- A grand jury in Mississippi found no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer involved in the shooting. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office will not take further action.
- The family of the injured boy has filed a $5 million federal lawsuit, claiming excessive force and negligence. The city of Indianola says it doesn't have the funds to meet the demand.
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Mississippi cop who shot 11-year-old who called 911 for his mom will not face criminal charges: 'It was a pure accident'
A decorated Mississippi police officer will not face criminal charges even though earlier this year, he shot an 11-year-old boy who had called 911 to report a possible domestic incident.At around 4 a.m. on May 20, 911 dispatchers received a call from a residence in Indianola, Mississippi, a city of over 10,000 residents about 100 miles north of Jackson. It turns out that Nakala Murry had asked her 11-year-old son, Aderrien Murry, to call the pol…
Mississippi cop who shot an 11-year-old in the chest after his mother called 911 for help will face no criminal charges
A police officer who shot Aderrien Murry, 11, will face no charges.Courtesy of Carlos MooreA police officer who shot an 11-year-old in the Mississippi Delta will face no charges.State attorney Lynn Fitch said in a statement Thursday that a grand jury found no criminal conduct.Police were responding to the house after the boy's mother called for help.A Mississippi police officer who shot an 11-year-old in the chest in May will not face any charge…
Family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by officer seeks damages, body camera release
(Reuters) - The family of an 11-year-old boy shot by a Mississippi police officer will keep pursuing a civil lawsuit and push for body-camera footage of the encounter to be publicly released, the family's lawyer said on Friday, a day after a grand jury decided against recommending criminal charges in the case. Indianola Officer Greg Capers shot unarmed Aderrien Murry in the chest at the boy's home early one morning in May, after the 11-year-…
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