11-year-old boy who called 911 shot dead by Mississippi police officer
An 11-year-old boy shot dead by Mississippi police after he dialed 911 for help is recovering from being released from hospital, his attorney said Thursday.
Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest early Saturday as an Indianola police officer responded to a domestic disturbance call at the boy’s home, about 100 miles northwest of Jackson, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI ).
The boy’s mother, Nakala Murry, told CNN she asked the boy to call the police around 4 a.m. after the father of another of his children arrived “angry”.
Murry, who told the outlet she feared for her safety, said an officer who arrived “had his gun pointed at the front door and asked those inside the house to go out”.
Aderrien’s mother said he was shot “coming around the corner from a hallway, into the living room”.
“I don’t understand why,” she told the outlet. “The same cop that told him to get out of the house. (Aderrien) did, and he got shot. He kept asking, ‘Why did he shoot me? ‘What did I do wrong?'”
According to an MBI press release, the boy suffered “serious injuries” and was hospitalized following the shooting. No one else was injured.
Neither the Indianola police chief nor the officer who authorities say shot the boy could be immediately reached by USA TODAY on Thursday.
A collapsed lung, lacerated liver and broken ribs
Carlos E. Moore, the attorney representing the Murry family, told USA TODAY his client was discharged from hospital on Wednesday.
The boy, Moore said, suffered a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs.
In a statement, Moore called for a “full and transparent investigation” into the boy’s shooting and “for those responsible to be held accountable for their actions.”
“No child should ever be subjected to such violence from those sworn to protect and serve,” Moore wrote.
“Evaluate this critical incident”
It was not immediately known if the officer involved in the shooting was on routine administrative leave.
On Thursday, Mississippi Department of Public Safety Press Secretary Bailey Martin told USA TODAY that the MBI is “evaluating this critical incident and gathering evidence.”
“Once the investigation is complete, officers will share their findings with the attorney general’s office,” Martin said. “As this is an open and active investigation, no further comment will be made.”
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