A viewing was held Wednesday night for a 12-year-old boy who investigators say was shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer after their car was fired on.
"The evidence collected thus far that it was Thomas Siderio who discharged the firearm into the police vehicle," Outlaw said Tuesday.
The officer accused of firing the fatal shot that killed Siderio will be suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss,. Outlaw said the officer violated the department’s use of force directive.
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