INDIANOLA, Miss — The Carlos Moore Law Group has announced that Moore and Nakala Murry, mother of Aderrien Murry, will hold a press conference following the May 20, 2023, shooting of Aderrien, an 11-year-old boy, by an Indianola, Mississippi, police officer.
Moore said they will hold the press conference on Dec. 13, 2023, at 1 p.m. at 306 Branscome Dr. to "announce significant breakthroughs in the pursuit of justice for Aderrien."
The family of Aderrien said police shot him Saturday morning, May 20, 2023, after Aderrien made a 911 call about a domestic disturbance. The boy's mom said her daughter's father showed up, which is why police were called to the family home.
Nakala told ABC News the father arrived at her home at 4 a.m. Saturday.
"My son was in his room. I heard a knock on my window. It was my child's father,” she said.
Concerned for her safety, she said she told Aderrien to call police. She said when officers arrived at her home, one had his gun drawn and ordered those inside the home to come outside.
"I walked towards the end of my driveway where my mom was. And I heard a shot and I saw my son run out towards where we were. He ran from the inside of the house all the way to where we were in this one. He fell, bleeding, shot and I put pressure on it to stop, help stop the bleeding,” said Murry.
In a press conference, the family said the boy was unarmed, and after an officer shot, he asked his mom, "Why did he shoot me?"
The family filed a lawsuit May 30, naming the City of Indianola, Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson and Sgt. Greg Capers, the officer who shot the boy. Murry’s family and attorney Moore are demanding that the Indianola police chief and the officer who shot Aderrien be terminated, and they want bodycam video of the shooting be released to the public.
Capers' attorney, Michael S. Carr, said the shooting was not intentional and Capers did not mean to hurt the child.
He also claims Capers wasn’t given due process by the city board that voted to suspend him and that he found out about his suspension on social media.
He said that they want the MBI to release the body camera video which will unequivocally clear his name, and Officer Capers is looking forward to resolving this matter.
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation announced it is examining the shooting, as it does most shootings involving law enforcement officers in the state.