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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...

Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in shooting of 12-year-old boy

The police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Thomas Siderio in South Philly last week will be fired, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Tuesday. The officer, identified as Edsaul Mendoza, and three other plainclothes officers were conducting surveillance near Barry's Playground when a bullet struck their car, police said. Two officers got out and discharged their firearms, with one firing twice more as he pursued Siderio on foot.