Mississippi family demands justice for 11-year-old shot by police officer.

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Source: Al Jazeera English
Mississippi family demands justice for 11-year-old shot by police officer.
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A family in Mississippi is demanding justice after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the chest by a police officer who responded to the child's own domestic disturbance call at his home. The boy, Aderrien Murry, was unarmed and following instructions from the officer when he was shot. The family's lawyer is calling for the officer to be charged with aggravated assault and for bodycam footage to be released. The incident is the latest in a string of police shootings of unarmed African Americans.

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