Philly Cop Pleads Guilty to Shooting 12-Year-Old Boy in the Back

A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to fatally shooting an unarmed and fleeing 12-year-old boy in 2022. Edsaul Mendoza, 28 — who was fired after the incident — faces up to 40 years im prison when he is sentenced. He was initially charged with first- and third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and possessing …