A family has demanded that a Mississippi police officer be fired after shooting an 11-year-old boy who was trying to follow the officer\u2019s orders after calling 911 for help, a lawyer for the boy\u2019s family said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officer shot the boy, Aderrien Murry, in the chest, resulting in numerous injuries, including a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs, on May 20, said Carlos Moore, a lawyer representing the Murry family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After spending several days in the hospital and intensive care, Aderrien is home and \u201cdoing as well as he can be after being shot in the chest,\u201d Mr. Moore said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLittle Mr. Murry came within an inch of losing his life in the wee hours of Saturday morning because of the actions of a cop,\u201d Mr. Moore said at a news conference this week. \u201cHe was an unarmed, young Black man who was simply following his mother\u2019s directions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aderrien\u2019s mother, Nakala Murry, said her ex-boyfriend, the father to one of her other children, knocked on her window around 4 a.m. last Saturday and asked to be let in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once inside, he became \u201cirate,\u201d so Ms. Murry said she went to Aderrien\u2019s bedroom and instructed him to call his grandmother and 911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers from the Indianola Police Department responded and tried to kick down the front door before Ms. Murry let them in, she said. The officers asked if anyone was armed, and then yelled for everyone in the house to come out with their hands up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Aderrien rounded a corner to follow their commands, he was shot, Ms. Murry said. Mr. Moore identified the officer who fired as Greg Capers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indianola Police Department, citing the ongoing investigation, declined to comment on Saturday. Indianola, which is about 100 miles north of Jackson, has a population of about 9,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The local newspaper, The Enterprise-Tocsin, reported that Officer Capers had been removed from active duty. He could not be immediately reached for comment on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting and will share its findings with the Attorney General\u2019s Office, NPR reported. The bureau did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis can\u2019t keep happening,\u201d Ms. Murry said, adding that she had tried to stop the bleeding after he was shot. \u201cMy baby almost lost his life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Moore is pushing the authorities to release footage from body cameras and any other video that may have captured the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis should not be a justified shooting,\u201d he said. \u201cThis 11-year-old did nothing wrong, and there is no way a trained officer should have feared for his life when an 11-year-old approaches with no weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n