“What did I do wrong? “: in the United States, a policeman shoots a child who had just called 911

2023-05-27 01:27:22

It could have been much more dramatic. A police officer has been suspended after injuring an eleven-year-old boy with his service weapon who had called for help at his home in the southern United States at the request of his mother.

Officers from Indianola, Mississippi, were called around 6 a.m. last Saturday ‘to respond to a domestic issue,’ and one opened fire during the response, police said of State. “A minor resident, seriously injured, had to be hospitalized”, and an investigation was opened, said his spokesperson Bailey Martin.

Aderrien Murry was hospitalized “in intensive care with a collapsed lung, liver lacerations and broken ribs”, but was able to return home after a few days, family lawyer Carlos Moore said on Twitter. . “No child should ever suffer such violence from those who take an oath to protect and serve,” added Carlos Moore, calling for “a full and transparent investigation.”

The boy’s mother explained on CNN asking her son to call the police because a visibly “angry” ex-spouse had just turned up at their home. An officer arrived “with his service weapon drawn and asked everyone to get out”, added Nakala Murry. When her son walked into the living room, “he shot him,” she continued. Hit in the chest, Aderrien “kept saying Why did he shoot me? What did I do wrong? »

An open investigation

According to the lawyer, the agent has been suspended and an investigation has been opened. But the family demands that he be fired and charged. It also calls for the publication of the images filmed by the policeman’s on-board camera.

Indianola is a city of 10,000 people, the majority of whom are African American. Aderrien Murry and the policeman who shot him are both black. American police are frequently accused of using excessive force. According to a Washington Post database, they have killed 407 people since the start of the year.