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Mystery deepens on whether 12-year-old boy was armed when police shot him in the back
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-shooting-thomas-siderio-investigation-20220304.htmlWhile the family of Thomas “TJ” Siderio prepares to bury the 12-year-old boy shot and killed by Philadelphia police, investigators are examining whether he had tossed a gun moments before a fatal bullet struck him in the back.
Two plainclothes officers chased TJ on Tuesday night after they heard gunfire and a rear window shattered in their unmarked car near 18th and Barbara Streets in South Philadelphia.
They fired toward TJ, who they said was holding a handgun and fled east on Barbara Street.
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During the first two blasts, TJ was holding a gun. But the last two shots — one of which was fatal — are “concerning,” the sources said, because TJ may have tossed his weapon before he was hit.
Two plainclothes officers chased TJ on Tuesday night after they heard gunfire and a rear window shattered in their unmarked car near 18th and Barbara Streets in South Philadelphia.
They fired toward TJ, who they said was holding a handgun and fled east on Barbara Street.
(snip)
During the first two blasts, TJ was holding a gun. But the last two shots — one of which was fatal — are “concerning,” the sources said, because TJ may have tossed his weapon before he was hit.
The plainclothes cops never identified themselves and weren't wearing body cameras.