Israel may charge cop over death of Palestinian boy

Ha'aretz
The central district attorney is set to serve an indictment, pending a hearing, against Omri Abo, who was then in the Border Police, on charges of negligent manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Ahmad Musa in the village of Naalin 18 months ago.

The incident took place on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, around 6 P.M. during a demonstration against the construction of the separation fence. Some 100 people, half of them children and teenagers under 19, marched toward the building site...

According to testimonies collected by the human rights organization B'Tselem, several minutes after the demonstrators reached the construction site, a Border Police vehicle appeared, with one of the men hopping out and throwing a gas grenade at the crowd.... the driver also got out of the vehicle and allegedly aimed his weapon at protesters scattered in a nearby olive grove...the driver fired at least one live bullet at the protesters. Ten-year-old Ahmad Musa was allegedly struck and killed on the spot...   Full story