A fired Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy
Highlights
- Thomas “T.J.”
- Siderio, 12, was shot in the back of the neck after he fired at an unmarked police car, prosecutors say.
- A grand jury presentment unsealed Monday shows video contradicts the officer’s version of events.
- The boy’s great-grandmother: “I’m so heartbroken, none of us can’t sleep’s horrible” The officer is also charged with voluntary manslaughter and other charges.
- A spokesperson for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 said the union plans to provide an attorney for the officer.
- The officer was denied bail, rare treatment for former law enforcement officers facing charges.