Mother Faces Custody Battle After Police Shot Son In Chest

by Stacy Jackson

April 6, 2024

Nakala Murry has been accused of kid neglect after her son was shot by Mississippi officer Greg Capers, in Could 2023.

Nakala Murry, the mom of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, who was shot by Indianola Police Officer Greg Capers final yr, now faces the prospect of dropping custody of her kids amid contemporary allegations.

Courtroom paperwork filed by Sunflower County Prosecuting Legal professional Gwendolyn Jimison cite the capturing incident whereas accusing Nakala of neglecting her three kids. In response to the Mississippi Free Press, the petition alleges that an unnamed witness noticed Nakala’s ex-boyfriend, John Nolden, ceaselessly assaulting her in entrance of the youngsters. It states, “…the capturing of Aderrien was a results of the mom and boyfriend home violence that has been occurring for years.”

Nevertheless, Nakala’s lawyer, Carlos Moore, argues the custody termination effort is unjustified, stating, “The issue is the ex-boyfriend’s not the one who shot the boy; it’s the cop.” Moore emphasised, “No person had been shot earlier than the cop got here” and famous Caper’s apology final yr, which said he “didn’t imply to shoot the kid.”

The incident unfolded on Could 20, 2023, after Aderrien was struck within the chest by Capers, who had responded to a home name made by the kid involving his mom and Nolden. As beforehand lined by BLACK ENTERPRISE, studies indicated Capers arrived with “his gun drawn on the entrance door and requested these inside the house to return exterior.” Because the little one walked round a nook, the officer fired the shot.

Whereas the Indianola Board suspended Capers with out pay in June 2023, he stays employed after a grand jury declined to indict him in December 2023, the Mississippi Free Press said. Nakala should seem in Sunflower County Youth Courtroom on April 17 to defend her parental rights over her three kids. Nolden, the daddy of one in all Aderrien’s siblings, may even face custody proceedings.

BE famous {that a} lawsuit filed final yr on behalf of Aderrien and his mom alleged Capers was “reckless” and “accidents…may have been averted if defendants…acquired satisfactory coaching.”

Miraculously, the boy survived after being rushed to a hospital the place medical doctors situated the bullet that collapsed his lung and broken his liver.