11-year-old boy shot by police officer after calling 911 to report domestic violence survives ordeal

An 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer last Saturday after calling 911 for help and reporting domestic violence has been released from the hospital, news agency reported. CNN said in a report.

An Indianola Police Department officer shot 11-year-old Aderrien Murry in the chest while responding to a domestic disturbance call at the boy’s home, his mother, Nakala Murry, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said. CNN.

Nakala and the rest of the family demand that the officer be charged with the shooting and be fired.

“I can’t understand why. The same policeman who told him to get out of the house. (Aderrien) did, and he was shot. He kept asking, ‘Why did he shoot me? What did I do wrong?’” Nakala was quoted as saying by CNN.

She said that when Aderrien and her siblings’ father came home early Saturday morning and got into a fight with the mother Nakala, she told him to call 911 out of fear for her safety.

Police arrived at the scene, but the officer drew his weapon when he reached the front door and asked the people inside to come out. Aderrien was shot when he did it.

Aderrien was admitted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where a chest tube was inserted and he was put on a ventilator.

His injuries included a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver, as stated by his mother. Fortunately, he was released from the hospital on Wednesday after receiving medical attention.

Aderrien Murry’s sister and her 2-year-old cousin were inside the residence during the shooting.

Since there is an ongoing investigation, Indianola Police Department officers said they could not release the body camera footage. The Indianola Police Department confirmed that the officer involved in the shooting is named Greg Capers, CNN said in his report.

The report says the Indianola Board of Aldermen voted to place Capers on paid administrative leave.

“Aderrien was about to lose his life. It’s not right for a cop to do this and get away with it. I’m happy my son is alive,” Murry said.

Indianola, located in the Mississippi Delta, is a small city with a predominantly African-American population. Approximately 31% of its residents live below the poverty line. Located about 100 miles north of the capital city, Jackson.