Guilty Ex-Philly Officer Admits to 3rd-Degree Murder in Shooting of Unarmed 12-Year-Old
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Friday in connection to the shooting of an unarmed 12-year-old boy during a foot pursuit in March 2022. The officer, Edsaul Mendoza, had originally been charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and possession of an instrument of crime. The incident occurred when Mendoza pursued Thomas “TJ” Siderio, who was suspected of having shot at an unmarked police vehicle. During …