Two marshals are facing second-degree murder charges in Louisiana for allegedly killing a six year-old boy and seriously injuring his father during a shooting Tuesday. The state’s police chief called the incident “the most disturbing thing I’ve seen.”
Six year-old Jeremy Mardis, who was autistic, was killed and his father Chris Few was wounded when marshals opened fire on the vehicle they were traveling in Tuesday evening in the central Louisiana town of Marksville.
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After body camera footage of the incident was viewed, two out of the four police officers were arrested. Louisiana state police chief Colonel Mike Edmonson revealed few details about the case during a press conference Friday when he announced that charges were being filed against the two officers, but was seething about what had happened.
“It is the most disturbing thing I’ve seen, and I will leave it at that,” he said, as cited by AP.
The two officers were identified as Norris Greenhouse Jr. and Derrick Stafford by Edmonson. They will face second-degree murder charges as well as attempted second-degree murder charges.
The city marshals say they were chasing Chris Few at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening after he fled as they were trying to issue him with a warrant. However, this information was disputed by Edmonson, who said that he had no information about a warrant.
The city marshals work for the city courts and serve warrants, carry firearms and have police powers, according to a city judge, Angelo Piazza, who added that their powers were similar to a sheriff in that community.
On Thursday, Edmonson noted that no gun had been found in the vehicle Few was driving.
“Anytime an individual is killed, especially a child, it’s a tragedy,” Edmonson said. “The investigative team spent 12 hours Wednesday going through the entire scene from a forensic standpoint to get the trajectory of the bullets, find and count the casings and generally put the scene together.”
Louisiana State police have charged the 2 Marksville officers with 2nd degree murder & attempted 2nd degree murder. pic.twitter.com/OTHScxmlG7
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Police are continuing to analyze forensics evidence and are reviewing video footage from body cameras worn by the officers. Edmonson has also not ruled out more arrests being made in the case.
Few’s stepfather, Morris German, says the marshals indiscriminately opened fire on the vehicle. German, 57, said that his stepson was heavily sedated and was unable to talk. He also mentioned that Few had bullet fragments lodged in his brain and lung.
German described Few as a loving father, while also mentioning that the man’s son “was his whole life.” He also said that six year-old Jeremy, who had been diagnosed with autism, “loved everything [and] everybody.”
“I know a 6-year-old should not have been shot,” German said. The coroner in the case mentioned that they boy was“caught in the line of fire” and killed.
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http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/louisiana+police+officers+charged+with+second+degree+murder/11501560/story.html ..from that link “Edmonson said that both Greenhouse and Stafford, both sworn police officers, were working second jobs as city marshals during the shooting. Both men, Edmonson said, have yet to speak to investigators.
“We took some of the body cam footage,” Edmonson said. “I’m not gonna talk about it, but I’m going to tell you this. It is the most disturbing thing I’ve seen and I will leave it at that.”
Marksville District Attorney Charles Riddle said Friday night that his office will rescue itself from the case, handing the prosecution of the case over to the state attorney general’s office.
“Justice has been done tonight,” Edmonson said. “But the investigation is far from over.”
There have been at least 838 fatal on-duty police shootings so far this year, according to a Washington Post database. Greenhouse and Stafford will become just the sixth and seventh police officers to be charged with a crime for an on-duty shooting that occurred this year.
Jeremy is one of 17 children who have been shot and killed by police officers this year”
Second Jobs? What was their first job? I hate to judge but I grew up on the mean streets of Chitcago and I have a suspicion these guys are gang affiliated in some way aside from the cop gang of course …the fact that the case was almost immediately handed over to the state attorney general’s office is telling ….and I bet they were drugged up…I am sure ( yeah, right) blood and urine samples were taken shortly after their arrest
The only thing surprising about what happened here is that the two pigs were arrested. That doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t get off, though.
It was a hit. We are thinking it is gonna go higher than these two. This is a good ole boy parish and these two were in a lot of shit before this hit. The kid was shot five times to the torso and head. They knew what they were shooting at. 18 rounds from two weapons.
I can tell those two are on drugs just by looking.
Just read that one of the dindu’s dad is the assistant DA
“German described Few as a loving father, while also mentioning that the man’s son “was his whole life.”
Let’s hope that is so true that when he recovers he puts those two murdering scumbag pigs in matching dirt overcoats.
The justUS ‘system’ is on their side. No remedy there.
corporate news reported that the father has gang ties. im like, how in the hell are they going to justify blowing the head off this child. then along comes this. wow!
“Just read that one of the dindu’s dad is the assistant DA”
Do you mean one of the “marshalls”? If so, no surprise here.
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2nd degree murder? WHAT? 18 rounds. “Hey Norris, you ever kill a kid before?” “No, Derrick, have you?” Well, dammit, we’re gonna probably get fired.
How does anyone sit here and not think for one instant …that coulda been me and my kid…
This is unbelievable and there has to be way more to this than were being told
Maybe that boy held a secret of those two cops? Or someone in the organization that was dirty (how hard is that to imagine)
Or even the kids ‘ol man and this was to shut shit up!
Either way .. Those two clowns need a party to happen for them .. Never to see the streets again kinda party hope like hell they rot for this
And if they don’t ., that never a day goes by with out them feeling like they shit glass every hour
Make no bones about it ,if that were my kid they killed I’d be looking for punishment .. Everlasting Punishment
Some people are gonna really be surprised when the top blows off this shit can