INDIANOLA, Miss. — (INDIANOLA, Miss.) -- The attorney for Greg Capers, the Mississippi police officer who was suspended for shooting and injuring 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, says the May 20 incident was unintentional.
"The shooting was not intentional, it was not reckless, and [Capers] wishes none of this happened. It was a pure accident," attorney Michael S. Carr told"GMA3" co-anchor DeMarco Morgan in an interview that aired on"Good Morning America" on Wednesday.
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. Asked about the timeline of the investigation and the potential release of the body camera footage, the MBI told ABC News that this is an ongoing investigation and that the results will be turned over to the Mississippi Attorney General's office. The state AG's office did not respond to ABC News' request for comment.
The Murry family also filed a federal lawsuit on May 30 against the city and police in Mississippi federal court on behalf of Aderrien and his mother. The lawsuit, which ABC News has reviewed, alleges that Capers arrived at the home with his firearm drawn and that he fired at Aderrien without warning as the boy emerged from the room.
The Indianola Police Department and the city of Indianola did not respond to ABC News' requests for comment. ABC News has also attempted to reach the two other officers named in the lawsuit.
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