A police officer in Indianola, Mississippi~, shot an 11-year-old kid in the chest, and now the boy’s family and neighbors are demanding an explanation and the officer’s dismissal.
The boy was identified as Aderrien Murry by locals. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is looking into the shooting, released a statement saying that he was shot early on Saturday morning when officers went to his residence in response to a domestic call. According to Carlos Moore, the family’s attorney, Murry was at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s intensive care unit as of Tuesday. Due to his collapsed lung and other injuries, such as his broken ribs and lacerated liver, he was put on a ventilator.
Moore, who is a lawyer for the boy’s family and joined them and other community members at a press conference outside Indianola City Hall on Monday, said no information regarding the circumstances surrounding the unarmed child’s shooting had been made public. “This can’t go on like this. The boy’s mother, Nakala Murry, emphasized during the press conference that this was not acceptable. “You know it’s not right if a non-police officer were to shoot someone. The cops follow a protocol when they carry it out.
He’d had training. He is aware of what to do. Aderrien is strong, according to Nakala Murry, but he doesn’t know what happened to him. He reportedly said, “Why did he shoot me? What did I do?’ and he began to sob,” she recalled. Every time she closes her eyes, she is reminded of holding her kid, pressing on his wound, and witnessing blood pour from his mouth.
Police were called to the home, according to Nakala Murry, because the other child’s father had shown up and was acting furiously. She was aware of the possibility of something occurring when he acted in this manner and wished “to stop it right there.” She gave her son secret access to her phone and asked him to call the police and her mother. The Indianola police officer was not identified by the investigators, but Moore claimed that his inquiry revealed that the officer is Greg Capers, who was recognized as the “best officer” in the division. Moore remarked, “If he’s your best, Indianola, you need a spotless home from top to bottom.”
The group went to the Board of Aldermen meeting after the conference. According to Moore, the board decided to suspend Capers’ pay while conducting an investigation on Monday night. Police were called to the home, according to Nakala Murry, because the other child’s father had shown up and was acting furiously. She was aware of the possibility of something occurring when he acted in this manner and wished “to stop it right there.” She gave her son secret access to her phone and asked him to call the police and her mother.
The Indianola police officer was not identified by the investigators, but Moore claimed that his inquiry revealed that the officer is Greg Capers, who was recognized as the “best officer” in the division. Moore remarked, “If he’s your best, Indianola, you need a spotless home from top to bottom.” The group went to the Board of Aldermen meeting after the conference. According to Moore, the board decided to suspend Capers’ pay while conducting an investigation on Monday night. 11-year-old boy nearly perished, He is still alive because of God’s. grace.
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