Six Year Old Autistic Boy Shot & Killed By Police

[Teddy B 17,252]

I don't think this has been posted yet.

This is one of the worst cases of police brutality I've ever seen. I feel really bad for the little boy and his family. I hope the two cops are prosecuted to the fullest extent.

Body camera footage shows father of autistic boy killed by cops posed no threat, lawyer says

Body camera footage shows the father of a 6-year-old autistic boy had his hands in the air and posed no threat when cops shot at their car last week, killing the boy and wounding the father, the man's lawyer said Monday.

Mark Jeansonne is the attorney for Chris Few, who was seriously injured when local marshals in the town of Marksville opened fire. His 6-year-old, Jeremy Mardis, was killed in the back seat.

"This was not a threatening situation for the police," Jeansonne said.

Jeansonne said Few's condition is improving, but that he has not yet been told that his son was killed.

The two marshals are jailed on $1 million bond. Derrick Stafford of Mansura, 32, and Norris Greenhouse Jr., of Marksville, 23, are each charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.

State police declined to comment on the video, citing the ongoing investigation.

The district attorney in the parish where the two marshals face charges has recused himself from the case. District Attorney Charles A. Riddle says one of his top assistant prosecutors is the father of Greenhouse Jr. The state attorney general's office will take over the prosecution of the case.

Riddle says the episode is "not good for any of us."

Authorities are still trying to unravel what happened Tuesday evening. Initial reports suggested the marshals were serving a warrant on Few when the shooting happened.

But the Louisiana head of state police has said there was no evidence a warrant was issued, and no gun found at the scene.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/09/body-camera-footage-shows-father-autistic-boy-killed-by-cops-posed-no-threat/

Poor kid.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I saw this on the news and was stunned. It seems police brutality is escalating with each episode. This kid joins so many others in the grim statistics.

I don't think this has been posted yet.

This is one of the worst cases of police brutality I've ever seen. I feel really bad for the little boy and his family. I hope the two cops are prosecuted to the fullest extent.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I agree policy brutality is an issue, and it cuts across all racial boundaries.

This seems clear cut but I will add one caveat.

I want to see all the body cam footage, his lawyer is talking about. Too often as we found out in the M Brown case, things are not always as first reported in the media.

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And not one word from Sharpton or Jesse Jackson

[Teddy B 17,252]

I agree policy brutality is an issue, and it cuts across all racial boundaries.

This seems clear cut but I will add one caveat.

I want to see all the body cam footage, his lawyer is talking about. Too often as we found out in the M Brown case, things are not always as first reported in the media.

I would imagine the body cam footage is pretty damming, the two cops have been arrested and charged with second degree murder.

“We took some of the body cam footage. I’m not gonna talk about it, but I’m gonna tell you this — it is the most disturbing thing I’ve seen and I will leave it at that,” State Police Col. Michael Edmonson said at a press conference late Friday. “That little boy was buckled into the front seat of that vehicle and that is how he died.”

http://myfox8.com/2015/11/07/officers-arrested-after-6-year-old-boy-shot-killed-in-louisiana/

Edited November 10, 2015 by Teddy B

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Where is Obama making a statement about this?

[JohnR! 5,495]

I think that would be an understatement. They are acting quickly on this case, for a change.

I would imagine the body cam footage is pretty damming, the two cops have been arrested and charged with second degree murder.

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Where is the community outrage and riots?

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Where is the Mayor saying let the riots destroy property?

[Teddy B 17,252]

I think that would be an understatement. They are acting quickly on this case, for a change.

It's puzzling as to why the cops were ever chasing this guy to begin with.

It’s unclear why officers pursued or why shots were fired, since investigators say there were no outstanding warrants against the father, Chris Few, and that no firearm was found in his vehicle.

Jeremy Mardis, a first-grader, was hit by five bullets in the head and chest as the officers pursued his father’s car, according to WAFB. His father was hospitalized with gunshot wounds and was listed in critical condition.

http://myfox8.com/2015/11/07/officers-arrested-after-6-year-old-boy-shot-killed-in-louisiana/

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It's puzzling as to why the cops were ever chasing this guy to begin with.

Prior grudge is what I heard......

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I guess since this is a white child being gunned down by police then it's not fitting the Media agenda.

I glanced at the suspects, they appear to be Hispanic and Black

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Where is #WhiteLifesMatter..............

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Where is the Dept. Of Justice doing a investigation?

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Where is the Dept. Of Justice doing a investigation?

White is the new Black. No one cares