A Mississippi police officer who shot an unarmed 11-year-old boy while responding to the childs 911 call has been suspended without pay, a move his attorney says was to save money and not an indicator of blame.

The Indianola Board of Aldermen voted in a closed-door meeting Monday to suspend Sgt. Greg Capers, who wounded Aderrien Murry at his home on May 20, attorney Michael Carr told HuffPost on Wednesday.

The city of Indianola doesnt want to have to keep someone on their payroll who cannot work, Carr said. Its not that theres any new evidence. Theres been no discovery, theres been no finding of guilt by anybody.