Family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police sues for $5 million

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Family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police sues for $5 million
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The lawsuit alleges that the 911 dispatcher was told there were children in the home and that law enforcement didn't 'assess the situation' properly before discharging the firearm.

sued the city of Indianola, Mississippi as well as the police officers they allege are responsible in a $5 million lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday.

Aderrien's mother, Nakala Murry, told CBS News that she gave her cell phone to her son and asked him to call her mother and the police after her daughter's father knocked on the door and"stated he was irate." Law enforcement didn't"assess the situation" properly before discharging the firearm, court documents said. Murry suffered extensive injuries as a result of the gunshot, including a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs, the lawsuit said.

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