MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After various entities' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Mississippi authorities have released video of an 11-year-old being shot by Mississippi officer Greg Capers.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) made the video available to the public Friday night. The shooting happened May 20 in Indianola, a town of about 9,300 residents in the rural Mississippi Delta that is about 140 miles south of Memphis.
The video below contains footage from the Indianola Police Department body cameras and contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.
A lawsuit filed in May by the family of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry names the city of Indianola, Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson and Sgt. Greg Capers — the officer who shot the boy.
Murry’s family and attorney Carlos Moore had pushed for video of the incident to be released as well as the termination of Capers from Indianola Police.
In December, the attorney for 11-year-old Aderrien Murry said that a grand jury refused to indict the officer.
Attorney Moore said a grand jury found “no probable cause to believe a crime was committed” in the shooting of Murry. Murry was shot May 20, 2023, after the boy 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.
She said when officers arrived one of the officers fired at her unarmed son.
Despite the grand jury refusing to indict, Moore contends the shooting was not justified and the family will seek “accountability and justice through both state and federal court civil suits.”
"While the grand jury has spoken, we firmly believe that there are unanswered questions and that the shooting of Aderrien Murry was not justified,” said Moore. “We are committed to seeking justice for Aderrien and his family, and we will persist in our efforts to ensure accountability through the civil legal process."
Previously before the grand jury announcement, 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.
