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A former Philadelphia police officer who killed a 12-year-old boy and allegedly fired two of the shots during a foot chase after the boy had discarded his gun pleaded guilty to murder Friday, the prosecutors’ office said. Edsaul Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the March 1, 2022, death of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. “Justice must be even-handed.
Mendoza chased Siderio, who had a gun at the time, on foot, according to the grand jury document. Mendoza fired three times — but the last two shots were after Siderio had discarded the gun, prosecutors said. The final and fatal shot was fired from about 10 feet away, according to the grand jury document. The gun Siderio threw was later found, and the grand jury concluded that he likely fired a Taurus 9mm handgun at the unmarked car before the fatal chase.
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