The officer’s 30-day suspension will be submitted to the police union and is set to begin Friday, Outlaw said, adding she plans to fire the officer at the end of that suspension.
All four officers who were present during the shooting have been on leave. Outlaw did not say whether any of the others would face disciplinary actions.
The District Attorney’s office is also conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting. District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a statement Tuesday that he would announce whether he plans to pursue criminal charges “when appropriate.” According to police, the officers moved the car near the two youths and turned on their emergency red and blue lights. A short time later they heard a gunshot and the shattering of glass as a bullet entered their back window and ricocheted through several surfaces in the car. An officer was stuck by glass in the face and eye and was treated for his injuries.
Siderio was struck once in the back. The bullet exited through his chest. Police rushed the boy to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.