A Black 11-year-old boy called 911 for help only to be met with gunfire.

Parents and community members in Mississippi are calling for justice after Aderrien Murry was seriously wounded by an officer called to help his family. During a domestic disturbance Saturday, Murry had called 911 on behalf of his mother, only to be shot by law enforcement after the perpetrator had already left.

“This should not have happened,” said Carlos Moore, an attorney for the family, during a rally at Indianola City Hall, via NBC. He added that all Aderrien "has been asking is, 'Why did this happen to me?' The child suffered a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs. ... He’s blessed to have survived but he’s still in pain emotionally and mentally."

According to Moore and Aderrien's mother, Nakala Murry, she had asked her son to call the police during a confrontation with the father of one of her children. The man was unarmed, and fled before police arrived, which law enforcement was made aware of. They were also made aware that three children were currently in the home.

Police still ordered everyone in the house to show themselves with their hands up. When Aderrien exited his room with his hands raised, he was met with bullets.

“He shot him immediately when his hands were up, and he’s coming around the corner,” Moore said.

The officer who shot Aderrien has not yet been identified by the police department, but officer Greg Capers was placed on paid administrative leave after a unanimous Indianola Council vote shortly after the incident. Moore and Aderrien's family are calling for him to be fired and charged with aggravated assault, and also intend to file a civil rights lawsuit.

“I didn’t ask for a suspension with pay. I asked and demanded termination. Did I stutter?” Moore continued. “When I say termination, I mean termination. You don’t give someone a paid vacation who committed such a reckless act.”

He added: "We need to hold our law enforcement officers to a higher standard and ensure that they are trained to de-escalate situations and use non-lethal methods whenever possible."