Police shoot 11-year-old boy after 911 call in Mississippi

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Police shoot 11-year-old boy after 911 call in Mississippi
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An 11-year-old boy was shot and injured by a police officer who responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home in Indianola, Mississippi. The boy's mother said the officer kicked the door and pointed his gun at her before shooting her son in the chest. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident, and the family's attorney is calling for the officer to be fired and prosecuted for aggravated assault. The boy has since been released from the hospital.

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