A former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy in the back in March has been charged with first-degree murder, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday.
Edsaul Mendoza, 26, was one of four plainclothes officers inside an unmarked police car on the evening of March 1 when they pulled up to 12-year-old Thomas"TJ" Siderio and a 17-year-old identified as"NK," Krasner said. A bullet entered the police car's rear window,"likely" fired by Siderio, Krasner said. Three officers took cover, but Mendoza then engaged in a"tactically unsound" foot chase of the boy and shot at him three times, Krasner said.
Read MoreHe was taken into custody Monday morning and is being held without bail, Krasner said. A preliminary hearing is set for May 16, according to court records.Philadelphia police shoot and kill 12-year-old after a shot was fired into officers' carThe charges come two months after Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw moved to fire Mendoza because the shooting violated the department's use of force directive, she said.
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