Two Officers Arrested After Fatally Shooting Boy With Autism

More than 834 people have been shot and killed by USA police officers this year.

A chase dead-ending Tuesday night at a shuttered state park in Marksville ended in the death of a 6-year-old boy after deputy city marshals opened fire on the auto his father had been driving.

Col. Edmonson announced the arrests of two of the officers late Friday night, and identified them as Lt. Derrick Stafford, 32, and Norris Greenhouse Jr., 23. Ballistics tests on all four officers’ service weapons are scheduled for later this week, Edmonson said.

Orange spray paint marks the orientation of Few’s vehicle and three patrol cars, at the intersection of Taensas Street and Martin Luther King Drive.

Prior to the conclusion of the investigation, however, Edmonson noted there was “no exchange of gunfire” and no gun was found in Few’s SUV. “We understand why the State Police can issue tickets without the approval of the Marksville City Council, but we are asking if the Ward 2 Marshal has the authority to issue tickets within the city limits without the approval of the Marksville City Council?”

Greenhouse and Stafford were both on their second jobs as police marshalls during the shootout. State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson called this one of the most disturbing things he’s ever seen.

Marksville Police Chief Elster Smith Jr. said during a Thursday press conference that officials were unsure whether the marshal had jurisdiction to operate within the city limits. His funeral will be held on Monday.

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.

Charged… Marshal Derrick Stafford has been arrested on second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Jeremy Mardis.

Marksville District Attorney Charles Riddle said on Friday night that his office will recuse itself from the case, handing the prosecution of the case over to the state attorney general’s office. The head of Louisiana State Police told CBS News: “That video was incredible”.

“It’s possible it could go up to first-degree murder or down to negligent homicide”, Ciolino said.

Jeremy Mardis, a first grader, was shot to death as officers pursued his father’s vehicle.

Few was shot in the head and was transported to Alexandria’s Rapides Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Mr Few’s 57-year-old stepfather, Morris German, has accused the marshals of indiscriminately opening fire on the vehicle. His father, Chris Few, was critically injured.

Mr German said the boy had no siblings and the family had recently moved to Marksville from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Authorities said Few was unarmed, according to ABC affiliate WBRZ-TV.

“If he was guilty of anything, it was that he fled”, Lacour said. A decision had not been made yet about whether they would be paid during that leave, he said.