11-Year-Old Black Boy Was Shot By Police After Calling For Help. His Family Is Now Filing A Lawsuit

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated June 5, 2023

Family members of Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by police after calling 911, claim the boy was shot without warning after he and his family members were ordered to leave their house.

They are now suing the city of Indianola– along with the  police officers they say are responsible– for $5 million. 

“This is a claim for negligence and excessive force,” said

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