From [HERE] A lawyer representing the family of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by a San Antonio police officer earlier this month called for the officer’s arrest and indictment.

Lee Merritt said it is clear in video of the shooting that there was an “unjustified use of force” by officer Stephen Ramos when he shot Andre Hernandez Jr. while the teen was inside a car with two other teenagers. Andre died from his injuries at a hospital. Ramos has been placed on paid administrative duty. 

“Stephen Ramos committed a crime on June 3 when he shot without provocation or without a proper justification into a vehicle full of children wounding and killing AJ Hernandez,” Merritt said on Tuesday. “Although we understand the investigation is ongoing, when there exists probable cause that a crime has occurred in the jurisdiction, the prosecutor’s office has the authority to issue arrest warrants.”

In a statement to NBC News, the district attorney’s office said the “incident is under an internal investigation by San Antonio police who will hand over their findings to the Bexar County District Attorney’s office.” The office said its civil rights division “will do a thorough review of the incident and then present it to a Grand Jury, which will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send the case to a trial court.”

Merritt said Ramos should be charged with murder because pointing a “weapon at a 13-year-old suspect who represented no threat to anyone and pulling the trigger is consistent with a murder charge or some level of homicide indictment.” 

San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segovia fired back at Merritt's assessment.

"Of course without waiting for the facts, Mr. Merritt will say the shooting was not justified, he is advocating for his client," Segovia said in a statement. "We also expect any information shared publicly by Mr. Merritt concerning the video will be calculated to advance his perspective."

According to earlier police statements, Andre intentionally crashed the car he was driving into a police vehicle, prompting Ramos to shoot into the teen’s car because he feared other officers would be struck.