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

Officials say the 26-year-old officer fired a third shot, knowing the '12-year-old, five-foot tall, 111-pound Thomas Siderio no longer had a gun and no ability to harm him.'

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania -- The former Philadelphia police officer who is accused of fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy in the back has been charged with murder, according to District Attorney Larry Krasner.

The officers drove toward the two males, stopped a few feet away, then activated the red and blue emergency lights on their unmarked vehicle, police say. That's when Siderio stopped running and went to the ground, either because he tripped or was he was diving to the ground, according to the presentment.

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