PHILADELPHIA - Family and loved ones of Thomas Sidero, a 12-year-old boy killed by police in Philadelphia, rallied for answers weeks after the deadly officer involved shooting.Investigators say four plain-clothed officers assigned to the South Task Force were patrolling a South Philadelphia neighborhood in an unmarked car as part of an ongoing investigation.Authorities have said the officers saw Siderio and a 17-year-old boy on the corner of 18th and Barbara and recognized one of them as someone wanted for questioning in another investigation.
Police say the officers were approaching the boys and activated their emergency lights when they heard gunfire and a bullet shattered the rear passenger window and came to a stop in the passenger headrest.
An officer in the back seat suffered injuries from the shattered glass to his face and eyes. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says the shot is believed to have been fired by Siderio.The Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed Thomas Siderio, 12, will be suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss, Commissioner Outlaw announced.
Police say Siderio fired a single shot into an unmarked police vehicle prior to the shooting.Police say two officers then got out of the vehicle and discharged their firearms once each.