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Jonathan Franklin

No charges filed after police shot an 11-year-old who called for help, officials say

A grand jury in Mississippi found that there was no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer involved in the shooting of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry. Here, this December 2022 photo provided by Nakala Murry of Indianola, Miss., shows Aderrien Murry, who was shot and wounded by an Indianola Police Department officer on May 20, 2023, during a domestic disturbance call at the home of Murry's family. (AP)

A grand jury in Mississippi determined that there was no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer who shot and wounded an 11-year-old boy in his home who had called authorities for help.

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says her office will take no further action against Sgt. Greg Capers, the officer who shot Aderrien Murry.

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