Mississippi Officer Suspended Without Pay for Shooting 11-Year-Old

A Mississippi police officer who shot an 11-year-old boy after the child called 911 for help has been suspended without pay effective immediately. Sgt. Greg Capers mistakenly shot and seriously injured Aderrien Murry in late May while responding to a domestic disturbance call at the child’s home. Capers was initially put on paid administrative leave after the shooting while it was investigated. The May shooting was captured on police body camera, but it has not been released to the public. The Murry family has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million, claiming excessive force, negligence, reckless endangerment, and civil assault and battery, among other counts.