Mississippi Officer Not Indicted for Shooting 11-Year-Old Boy

Family of Aderrien Murry to Pursue Federal Civil Lawsuit, Alleging Unjustified Use of Force

A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict Indianola Police Sgt. Greg Capers, who shot and wounded 11-year-old Aderrien Murry in the chest while responding to a domestic violence call on May 20, 2023.
Murry was hospitalized for five days with a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs from the gunshot wound.
The family's attorney, Carlos Moore, said they would seek accountability through a federal civil lawsuit, asserting that the shooting was not justified.
The Indianola Board of Aldermen voted in June to place Capers on unpaid administrative leave, and he cannot return to work and get paid unless the Board votes to take him off leave.
The Murry family has filed a federal lawsuit against Indianola, the police chief, and Capers, seeking at least $5 million and accusing the police department of poor training and supervision of its officers, reckless disregard, and gross negligence.