Officer Greg Capers' attorney told ABC News the shooting was 'not intentional.'
Indianola Police Sgt. Greg Capers, who shot and injured Aderrien Murry after the boy called 911 for help, is now suspended without pay pending the outcome of the state's investigation.
Capers has not spoken publicly about the incident, instead speaking to ABC News through his attorney. Asked what led to the shooting, Carr declined to provide further details but called for the release of the body camera footage, claiming that it would clear the officer's name.with Morgan that aired on "GMA" and "GMA3" on May 30.
Capers was initially suspended with pay, according to Indianola Mayor Ken Featherstone, but on Monday the Indianola Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 to suspend the officer "without pay effective immediately," according to Alderman Marvin Elder of Ward 4."We wish that the city would have given us an opportunity to speak on the issue," he said.
"This is a claim for negligence and excessive force," said the complaint, which named the city of Indianola, Capers, Police Chief Ronald Sampson and John Does.
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