Evidence presented to the grand jury showed Mendoza fired three shots at Siderio, after the boy most likely shot a gun at an unmarked police vehicle that caused three plainclothes' officers to duck for cover, Krasner said.
has been charged with murder, according to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Mendoza fired the three shots during a "tactically unsound" foot chase, Krasner said. Around the second shot from Mendoza's weapon, the boy tossed his gun. When Mendoza fired the third shot, Siderio was only half-a-car length away from him and face down on the ground. Krasner said evidence shows Mendoza was aware the boy was unarmed, and told an officer who arrived on scene where the weapon was after the deadly encounter.
Mendoza also made "untruthful" statements about where he fired the second and third shots from, Krasner said.The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police said Monday it will represent Mendoza “against these very serious charges.” “All use of force has to be proportionate to the resistance they are trying to overcome. I will also tell you that our policy states excessive force will not be tolerated. That’s the gist of what we’re talking about,” Outlaw said in March.
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