Louisiana Police Officers Indicted on Murder Charges in Boy’s Shooting Death

Louisiana State Police are investigating what led to the shooting of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis and his father. State police plan to present evidence related to the entire shooting, including the role of those two officers. Jeremy Mardis, a 6-year-old autistic boy, was killed and his father wounded when marshals opened fire on their vehicle in Marksville, La. on November 3.

These undated file booking photos provided by the Louisiana State Police shows Marksville City Marshal Derrick Stafford, left, and Marksville City Marshal Norris Greenhouse Jr.

If convicted, the second-degree murder charge is punishable by a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

Outside the courthouse on Thursday, the grandmother of the boy killed called for the release of the video of the shooting.

Mardis’s grandmother, Cathy Mardis, said she wants the footage of her grandson’s shooting to be made public.

The grand jury is expected to decide whether to indict Norris Greenhouse, Jr. and Derrick Stafford on murder and attempted murder charges. Jeremy Mardis has a younger sister who still can not understand what happened, the grandmother said.

Last month, an attorney for Few told The Associated Press that video from another officer’s body camera showed Few had his hands up inside the vehicle and didn’t pose a threat when the officers opened fire.

The two were among four officers at the scene of the shooting.

The child, who suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the head and chest, died at the scene, Avoyelles Parish coroner L.J. Mayeux told Fox 10.

The two other officers, Lt. Jason Brouillette and Sgt. Kenneth Parnell, have been cleared of any wrongdoing, the town’s mayor, John Lemoine, said Thursday. Stafford, a lieutenant with the Marksville Police Department, has worked for the department for eight years.

Still, Parnell and Brouillette returned to their jobs at the Marksville Police Department on Friday, according to the station.

Greenhouse also worked full-time for the Alexandria City Marshal’s Office and Stafford worked for the agency part-time.