Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in shooting of 12-year-old boy
A former Philadelphia police officer who was fired after he fatally shot 12-year-old Thomas "TJ" Siderio in the back in March has been charged with murder. District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a press conference on Monday that 26-year-old Edsaul Mendoza was arrested Sunday night and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and possessing an instrument of crime. Mendoza is being held without bail. Mendoza and three other plainclothes officers had responded to reports involving a stolen gun; they were conducting surveillance in an unmark...
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