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US family of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no charges

Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old boy who was shot by police in Indianola, Mississippi.
Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old boy who was shot by police in Indianola, Mississippi. Photograph: AP

The family of an 11-year-old boy who was shot by police after he called 911 and asked for their help have vowed to continue to fight for justice after authorities declined to charge the officer involved.

Aderrien Murry, who is Black, was seriously wounded by police after his mother asked him to call the police when the father of one of his half-siblings became angry. They were at their home in Indianola, Mississippi.

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