A Norfolk Southern police officer won't be charged after shooting a 13-year-old during an Elkhart County chase.

The grand jury's decision was announced Thursday.

Back in May, the teen led police on a chase that

Special Agent Kyle Perry fired seven shots after the teen allegedly accelerated backward and almost hit him. One shot hit the teen in the shoulder.

An investigation found that the vehicle had been stolen from a local body shop by a 13-year-old who had been wandering for hours after arguing with his guardians and being reported as a runaway.

He was charged and adjudicated as a delinquent child in the Elkhart Circuit Court – Juvenile Division for auto theft, fleeing police, and reckless driving, and was returned to his mother in Los Angeles, California, to carry out the terms of his sentence under supervision of the California Court system.

The Elkhart County prosecutor asked for a grand jury to look into the shooting early this month.





From Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Elaine Becker: