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Details Released In Philadelphia Police Shootout That Killed Armed 12-Year-Old Boy Details Released In Philadelphia Police Shootout That Killed Armed 12-Year-Old Boy
Details Released In Philadelphia Police Shootout That Killed Armed 12-Year-Old Boy The 12-year-old boy who was shot dead by undercover Philadelphia police officers after firing at their vehicle has been identified. Thomas Siderio shot at a an unmarked police vehicle occupied by plainclothes officers conducting an ongoing surveillance operation on 18th street, city police said. An alert for Siderio was issued by police when he went missing in 2020. The officers were driving toward Siderio, who was standing on the corner of Barbara Street with another boy, when they heard gunfire and then realized a window in their vehicle had been shattered, authorities said. That's when…

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by Cecilia Levine