11-Year-Old Mississippi Boy Shot by Police Officer Responding to 911 Call Files $5 Million Lawsuit
- Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old boy, called 911 during a domestic disturbance and was shot in the chest by Officer Greg Capers.
- Aderrien suffered life-threatening injuries including a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs.
- Officer Capers has been suspended as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation probes the shooting.
- Aderrien's family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Indianola, Police Chief Ronald Sampson, and Officer Capers seeking $5 million in damages.
- Aderrien says being shot felt like "a big punch to the chest" and at the time he thought he was going to die.