Greg Capers has resigned as an officer with the Indianola Police Department.
The Indianola mayor and board of aldermen returned from a closed session this past Monday night and announced that the city had received and accepted the immediate resignation of “employee No. 618” with the police department.
The Enterprise-Tocsin confirmed after the meeting that Capers had submitted his resignation.
Capers had not been named during the public portion of the meeting.
Ward 5 Alderman Sam Brock made the motion to receive the resignation, which was seconded by Ward 1 Alderman Gary Fratesi, and the board voted 3-0 in favor with Ward 2 Alderman Darrell Simpson being the third alderman present.
The E-T contacted Capers, who confirmed Tuesday that he had resigned from IPD.
Capers declined to make any further comment.
City employment records list Capers’ hire date as Dec. 20, 2018, and show his resignation effective Nov. 15, 2025.
Capers drew widespread attention after the May 2023 shooting of then 11-year-old Aderrien Murry inside a home in Indianola following a domestic disturbance call.
Murry survived the May 20, 2023 shooting, which left him wounded in the chest area. He sustained significant injuries, including a collapsed lung, a lacerated liver and rib fractures, according to medical descriptions cited in prior reports and court filings.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry, and the board later suspended Capers without pay in June 2023 while the case was under review.
A Sunflower County grand jury declined to indict Capers in December 2023, and he was reinstated to duty later that month.
A federal civil lawsuit filed by Murry’s family in 2023 was dismissed in July 2024 on procedural grounds, allowing the claims to be pursued in state court.
Litigation filed by the child's mother, Nakala Murry, earlier this year is still active.
