Neighbors said Thomas Siderio Jr was a problem child. He was reported missing at the age of 11 but was found two days later. Police drove towards the two men, stopped a few feet away, and turned on the red and blue emergency lights in their unmarked car, police said. According to police, it was then that police heard gunshots and the sound of glass shattering the passenger window.
One of the officers was hit by pieces of glass on his face and eyes. Police said the bullet entered the rear window glass, slammed the interior door, and then passed the passenger’s head before stopping at the side of the car.
Two police officers got out of the car and fired at Siderio, who said he was still carrying his firearm. Police said one of the officers fired twice, hitting Siderio in the upper right, and a bullet came out of his chest on the left.
He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7.29 pm. The shot was taken from a metal camera taped to the door near the 18th and Barbara. where the first and then four gunshots can be heard.
