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Louisiana State Police have arrested two police officers who are accused of shooting and killing a 6-year-old boy and wounding his father in Marksville, Louisiana, WAFB's Kiran Chawla reports.
Norris Greenhouse Jr. and Derrick Stafford were arrested by the Louisiana State Police. Both were charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
State Police are expected to hold a news conference at 10 p.m. to announce details. Watch the news conference live on WAFB 9News at 10 or live streaming on WAFB.com and our mobile app.
Investigators say four city marshals were pursuing a vehicle driven by Chris Few in Marksville Tuesday night. It is still not clear what led to the pursuit.
The Avoyelles Parish coroner said Wednesday that he was told Few went down a dead-end road and then put his vehicle in reverse when some of the pursuing officers opened fire, shooting him and his young son who was a passenger in the vehicle.
Few, who was not armed, was wounded but survived. His son, Jeremy Mardis, was killed after being hit by five bullets in the head and chest.
The marshals were working part-time as marshals. All four also work as Marksville city police officers.
Louisiana State Police were called in to handle the investigation. Troopers said Friday that 18 rounds had been fired by two different guns.
At least one of the officers had a working body camera. Video from that camera was also reviewed by LSP Friday.
Police have arrested two Louisiana officers on murder charges after they were involved in a shooting that left a 6-year-old boy dead and his father critically wounded.
Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse were arrested Friday, Louisiana State Police Col. Micheal Edmonson said during a news conference. Edmonson added that he had reviewed body camera footage from the shooting and said “it was the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.”
Stafford, 32, is a member of the Marksville Police Department and Greenhouse, 23, is employed by the Alexandria City Marshal, though both were working part-time for another agency when they were involved in a shooting in Marksville, Louisiana, Tuesday that killed Jeremy Mardis and wounded his father, Chris Few.
Edmonson said both men were booked into jail Friday evening.
The child suffered fatal shots to the head and chest and died on the scene, Dr. L.J. Mayeux, coroner of Avoyelles Parish, told Fox 10. Few is in critical condition, officials said.
Two other officers — Lt. Jason Brouillette and Sgt. Kenneth Parnell — were involved in the shooting as well. When asked if the they could also ultimately face charges, Edmonson reiterated that the investigation was ongoing, adding “we’ll see where it takes us.”
Edmonson provided few details about the shooting itself, and it remains unclear exactly what led to the incident. In the aftermath, the officers said they were trying to serve a warrant, The Advocate reported. The officers ended up in a chase with Few, who became cornered at a dead end.
The incident is being investigated by Louisiana State Police, which said that city marshals from Ward 2 fired at the vehicle at “the conclusion of a pursuit.”
The autistic first-grader was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car being driven by his father, Chris Few, in Marksville, La., when city marshals attempted to serve the man a warrant about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Few fled, eventually turning down a dead-end street. Police say Few then attempted to back his vehicle out, striking officers’ cruisers, prompting a hail of gunfire that left him hospitalized.
An official briefed on the shooting said that Few was unarmed when two officers opened fire, shooting between 13 and 18 bullets combined.
originally posted by: Bone75
a reply to: Abysha
Go ahead and play your race card.
Few, who was not armed, was wounded but survived. His son, Jeremy Mardis, was killed after being hit by five bullets in the head and chest.
originally posted by: skunkape23
I've only crossed paths with Louisiana cops once. They were a couple of full retard belligerent sub-monkeys. I was grateful to be left to my way without a beating, or worse, for doing nothing but having Texas plates.
originally posted by: Bone75
Poor kid... stupid dad... waiting for more details before I say stupid cops.
Louisiana State Police Col. Micheal Edmonson said during a news conference. Edmonson added that he had reviewed body camera footage from the shooting and said “it was the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.”
originally posted by: SgtHamsandwich
Uhhmm....did you read the snippets in the OP? How about the below detail:
"Louisiana State Police Col. Micheal Edmonson said during a news conference. Edmonson added that he had reviewed body camera footage from the shooting and said “it was the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.”
You don't hear details like that from other LEO's doing investigations on other LEO's very often. Sounds like a cold blooded killing to me.
Sounds like a cold blooded killing to me.
said “it was the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.”
It's still unclear what led police to pursue Few and what triggered the shooting. The parish coroner said earlier this week that the officers were serving a warrant on Few when he fled, but Edmonson later said he had no information about a warrant.