Mississippi boy, 11, shot by officer after calling police

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An 11-year-old boy who was shot by an officer after calling police for help has been released from hospital, his family says.

Mississippi police arrived at Aderrien Murry's home on Saturday responding to a domestic disturbance call placed by the boy, then shot him in the chest, according to his mother.

She said the boy asked her "what did I do?" after being shot.

The officer involved has been placed on leave as the shooting is investigated.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting a probe into the incident.

The boy is recovering at home after being released from a local hospital, where he was treated for a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver.

[RuamRudy]

Such incidents seem to be happening with such regularity in the US these days - or are they better reported now?

Either way, I can't believe that the officer had decided to shoot a child; I can only assume that this was a response to a situation that the officer lost control of. 

But the level of fear that the police must bear on a daily basis such that everything becomes a potential threat and a target must, over time, be crushing.

I hope that the injured boy makes a full recovery, and that any compensation he may be entitled to goes to help make this future prospects better.

[Skipalongcassidy]

Defund the po-po... oh wait... my other son from a different daddy is raising hell... go call 911

[Tug]

Glad the youngster is going to be ok just what’s the cops excuse?got a feeling he’s going to be looking for a job soon 

[bamnutsak]

15 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

can only assume that this was a response to a situation that the officer lost control of. 

So this is a training issue?

 

Never go into a situation if you think you will lose control of it.

 

Stop, step back, pause, re-evaluate, wait for back-up.

 

 

[Hanaguma]

Police training has sadly evolved (or devolved) into an attitude of "officer safety first". Anything that helps the cop go home at night is acceptable, and damn the consequences. That plus a hefty dose of paranoia will lead to this kind of situation.  There needs to be far better training and recruiting at all levels of policing, but especially local.  

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5 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Police training has sadly evolved (or devolved) into an attitude of "officer safety first". Anything that helps the cop go home at night is acceptable, and damn the consequences. That plus a hefty dose of paranoia will lead to this kind of situation.  There needs to be far better training and recruiting at all levels of policing, but especially local.  

Really? I think it's far more likely the fact that the public now has mobile phones which can record police misconduct and criminal behavior. Body cams also aid in the detection of police misconduct. In this case the fact that the mother was in the midst of a recorded call with the police is also powerful evidence.

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3 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Defund the po-po... oh wait... my other son from a different daddy is raising hell... go call 911

Clearly it was his mother who was at fault and the police officer who shot the boy was just an innocent bystander.

Edited May 26, 2023 by placeholder