Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Thomas Siderio Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 12

Race : White

Date : 03/01/2022

Location : S 18th+Johnston S

City : Philadelphia

County : Philadelphia

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Philadelphia Police Department

Officer(s) :Edsaul Mendoza

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Plainclothes police stopped a 12-year-old and a 17-year-old to question them about a previous case. Shots were fired and the 12-year-old was shot in his back by police, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://whyy.org/articles/12-year-old-shot-and-killed-by-philly-police-investigators-say-they-dont-have-definitive-determination-of-what-happened/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2022-03-02/police-1-youth-killed-1-arrested-after-officers-fired-upon

https://www.fox29.com/news/threats-detected-against-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting-of-12-year-old-police-say

https://www.inquirer.com/news/thomas-siderio-philadelphia-police-shooting-update-20220308.html