Two policemen shoot and kill Autistic boy strapped in carseat

'The youngest person killed by police in the U.S.'

New information revealed 23-year-old officer Norris Greenhouse may have had a grudge against Chris Few. Evidence revealed Greenhouse had been messaging Few's fiancée, Megan Dixon, on Facebook and had begun to come around their home. 

Dixon previously stated she "was the reason this all started," but at the time no other information was available. Dixon admitted she had asked Few to confront her former schoolmate about his messages and visits, where Few allegedly said, "next time you come to my house I'm going to hurt you."

Last Tuesday, a vehicle pursuit ended in heartbreak when six-year-old Jeremy Mardis and his father Chris Few were shot by Marksville police officers. Mardis was killed and Few was reported to be in critical condition.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Lt. Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr. were working with another officer as marshals, who serve warrants, carry firearms and have police powers, but the pair were arrested after trying to stop Few to issue a warrant. 

Early reports indicate Few drove down a cul-de-sac before putting his vehicle in reverse toward the officers, so they opened fire. Mardis was strapped into a carseat in the front passenger side of Few's vehicle and died after being shot five times in his head and torso. 
Few suffered bullet fragments in his brain and lung and has been in critical condition ever since. Contrary to initial reports, Mark Jeansonne, Few's lawyer, said bodycam footage - which has yet to go public - shows Few with his hands in the air to surrender mere moments before he and his son were shot.
 Police Chief Col. Mike Edmonson reviewed the footage and called it "the most disturbing thing [he has ever] seen."
He added, "That little boy was buckled in the front seat of that vehicle and that is how he died. He didn't deserve to die like that. The initial statement to my investigators was that the vehicle was backing up, they feared for their lives and they started firing."
Stafford and Greenhouse were both arrested on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Two other officers were involved in the incident, but when Edmonson was asked whether they would be arrested as well, he simply stated, "We'll see where [the investigation] takes us."
Few's fiancee, Megan Dixon, told the Guardian she had argued with Few before he left to pick up Mardis from a relative's house. Shortly after he left, Few pulled up next to her at a red light and asked her to come home with him. She refused because she was "stubborn."
That is when she said she pulled away and saw two marshals' cars with their lights flashing. She reportedly saw Few pointing at Mardis' head, indicating he was in the vehicle and wasn't sure what to do. Dixon said Few had encountered one of the marshals previously and was uncomfortable with facing him again.
Morris German, Few's stepfather, has accused the marshals of indiscriminately opening fire and confirmed Few was heavily sedated. German also said Mardis was Few's "whole life" and described Mardis as a boy who "loved everything, everybody."
In closing, German said, "I know a 6-year-old should not have been shot."
Mardis' funeral took place today at a cemetery in Beaumont, Mississippi, where family and friends gathered to say their final goodbye. Few was not in attendance as he has yet to learn of his son's fate.
The assistant principle at Mardis' school, Anita Bonnette, described him as "a very sweet loving little boy who enjoyed being at school and enjoyed his friends."
Coroner Dr. L. J. Mayeux believes Mardis was caught "in the line of fire" and Edmonson reported there were no weapons found in the SUV, nor was there any indication that shots were fired from the vehicle.
The parish coroner said officers were serving a warrant when Few fled, but Edmonson claims he had no knowledge of any warrant.

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