UPDATE: Family of 12-year-old shot by Philadelphia police files lawsuit against officers
PHILADELPHIA -- The family of the 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed by Philadelphia police last week has filed a lawsuit against the officers involved.Police say several plainclothes officers involved in a firearms investigation were shot at in the area of 18th and Johnston streets in South Philadelphia.
Two of the officers got out of the vehicle and fired at Thomas Siderio Jr. Police say one of those officers fired twice, hitting Siderio in the back.Police say Siderio was still in possession of a stolen 9MM, semi-automatic handgun. Attorney Conor Corcoran tells Action News the family contends Siderio was not in possession of a gun when he was shot, and says the funeral director found no gunpowder on his hands."This unseemly speculation about his guilt - from Philly PD, in particular - is just the latest example of their own interest in covering their tracks, rather than atoning for this unforgiveable act of malice and murder," Corcoran said.
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