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117. LSP: Gun not found in vehicle after officer-involved shooting that killed 6-year-old

Reply to Ghost in the Machine (Reply #48)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:36 PM

Nov 2015

During the 2 p.m. news conference, Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said no gun was found in the vehicle involved in the shooting that resulted in the death of a 6-year-old boy. The shooting happened Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 around 9:30 p.m.

The victim of the shooting was identified as Jeremy Mardis. Officials say Jeremy was shot five times during the shootout.

Dr. L.J. Mayeux, coroner of Avoyelles Parish, said the father of the victim, Chris Few, had warrants out for his arrest. Ward 2 City Marshal deputies reportedly spotted Few's vehicle on Washington Street. Instead of pulling over, Few led deputies on a chase through Marksville, finally turning down Martin Luther King Drive, which is a dead end street.

The alleged warrants for Few's arrest have not been located by the police or WAFB 9News at this time.

http://www.fox10tv.com/story/30447357/lsp-gun-not-found-in-vehicle-after-officer-involved-shooting-that-killed-6-year-old

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Cops shoot six year old five times and kill him in pursuit of his father, trying to serve warrant. [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 OP

This is ridiculous gwheezie Nov 2015 #1

I wonder what the warrant was about Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #5

I believed I was lied to by the supervisor of the Marksville Police Department Tsiyu Nov 2015 #35

Based on info in this link, it appears arrest warrants are NOT public information mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #112

I feared that Louisiana had their own fucked up laws as they do for probate Tsiyu Nov 2015 #113

I cannot believe that whatever was in the warrant justified shooting into a car with a child in it. mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #114

No, there isn't any reason for the cops in LA to serve Tsiyu Nov 2015 #116

It looks like no warrant exists Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #158

It would be ironic if it was about child support. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #75

... Edmonson said .. he wasn't aware .. a warrant .. existed for Few's arrest ... struggle4progress Nov 2015 #147

Might have been a case of "cop disrespect" where he ticked them off Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #157

... Louisiana state police say they cannot find any warrant for Few ... struggle4progress Nov 2015 #148

But that would not be as exciting as a high speed pursuit! nt tblue37 Nov 2015 #33

Not ridiculous. Evil. They had no business shooting blindly into that vehicle. n/t pnwmom Nov 2015 #107

I blame the father. GOLGO 13 Nov 2015 #2

wow SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #7

So? What was he thinking when the car-chase erupted into a shoot-out? DetlefK Nov 2015 #11

I have seen your "thinking" in other threads SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #14

Reality: Parents normally care about their kids. DetlefK Nov 2015 #20

parents of autistic children are not "normal" SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #26

It's unfair to judge him by a real-life-decision but fair to judge him by one out-of-context photo? DetlefK Nov 2015 #28

I am judging you SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #31

Seriously? DetlefK Nov 2015 #50

You have let you thinking run off the rails SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #51

You need some hobbies other than arguing with people on DU... Human101948 Nov 2015 #72

talents? SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #74

What is your actual grievance with me? That I don't jump to conclusions? DetlefK Nov 2015 #78

wow - we see things differently SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #79

Now I'm confused. DetlefK Nov 2015 #89

Dumbed-down people always agree with the "official statement" Tsiyu Nov 2015 #100

+1 Pastiche423 Nov 2015 #126

Please read what I actually wrote, instead of making fact-free accusations. DetlefK Nov 2015 #128

Your words speak for themselves Tsiyu Nov 2015 #130

Curses! Foiled again! DetlefK Nov 2015 #131

I'm glad you can get a kick out of a mutilated child Tsiyu Nov 2015 #132

I'm glad you are getting an excuse for unthinking rage out of a tragedy. DetlefK Nov 2015 #166

My thought proccesses are fine Tsiyu Nov 2015 #168

This is going nowhere. DetlefK Nov 2015 #170

Car chase? Sounds like the father was fleeing for his life. Yes? Rex Nov 2015 #173

They had an arrest-warrant for him. DetlefK Nov 2015 #174

There was no warrant. NutmegYankee Nov 2015 #175

That has been out for a long time now, I don't know why that poster keeps repeating misinformation. Rex Nov 2015 #177

There was no arrest warrant for him, why do you keep saying that lie? Rex Nov 2015 #176

Why do they keep making excuses? Because they know more about the story than you do. kcr Nov 2015 #178

Everything I have written here was based on this one OP. DetlefK Nov 2015 #179

No, they didn't have a warrant. Have you offered your mea culpa, yet? You too, GOLGO 13? nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #182

Mea culpa... DetlefK Nov 2015 #184

Deflection. You, and GOLGO 13, blamed the father. It's turned out that he was being the best... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #185

Ha! No. DetlefK Nov 2015 #186

What about the cops' instincts? brush Nov 2015 #39

+1 FailureToCommunicate Nov 2015 #41

THE FATHER WAS AN ASS AND DID THE WRONG THING tkmorris Nov 2015 #82

bad dad SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #86

I never said anything about acceptable or unacceptable. DetlefK Nov 2015 #88

But you only choose to address the one act tkmorris Nov 2015 #159

Agreed Mr Dixon Nov 2015 #84

Or was he high on something and just not thinking. ileus Nov 2015 #15

the article does imply that Few shot at them... lame54 Nov 2015 #57

Good point. 2naSalit Nov 2015 #90

Reading the article, I don't see any statement that the father was shooting at all. n/t pnwmom Nov 2015 #108

anything to say? SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #129

Looks like he wasnt backing up or trying to ram them Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #142

take a look SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #151

Hello - want to take a second look? SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #167

Sucks to be you hatrack Nov 2015 #13

Bye. closeupready Nov 2015 #18

What a simplistic way of looking at life. Rex Nov 2015 #23

Never the the fault of the blueshirts. Is it? Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #37

I thought this was sarcasm at first demwing Nov 2015 #49

So I am guessing hueymahl Nov 2015 #56

Seems now that the cops had no warrant or that he rammed the cop cars. Rex Nov 2015 #138

Getting a good sniff of Badge Fascist bum? It's awfully good! Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #149

you do? Still? SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #150

Wrong. The cops are now charged with murder. herding cats Nov 2015 #161

Where the fuck are you? Considering the latest, shouldn't you correct your stupid comment? nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #183

I think once they sort out the investigation a bit Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #3

no SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #6

What makes you think that? Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #8

The suspect was shooting at the cops. Calista241 Nov 2015 #25

It hasn't been determined that dad was shooting at marshalls Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #30

I hope they puked when they approached the boy's Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #42

I doubt it hueymahl Nov 2015 #58

Or maybe they feel the same way... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #76

If that's the case, and the suspect wasn't shooting at the officers Calista241 Nov 2015 #54

Interesting. NOLALady Nov 2015 #38

The mysterious weapon has not shown up...yet Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #44

Thank Goodness. NOLALady Nov 2015 #118

#blueLIESmatter frylock Nov 2015 #55

+1 Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #83

I bet you are wrong, it will be ruled justified. Nt Logical Nov 2015 #61

... Marksville Police Chief Elster Smith Jr. said during a Thursday press conference that struggle4progress Nov 2015 #146

I was wrong - sometimes I like being wrong SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #152

OMG polly7 Nov 2015 #4

Omigod. This is out of control! Baitball Blogger Nov 2015 #9

Yep. These goons just HAVE to use deadly force whenever they can. PatrickforO Nov 2015 #10

our warrant system is abused by the court system & has turned into a death sentence for 'runners' Sunlei Nov 2015 #12

And we've accepted that, because "those people" aren't really recognized as people anymore. ileus Nov 2015 #16

Do you know if they're obligated to release the warrant info? n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2015 #17

I don't know. All I know is any warrant serving shouldn't equal a home invasion or a death sentence. Sunlei Nov 2015 #29

No doubt about that. I'm trying to research stats re: warrants... OneGrassRoot Nov 2015 #34

places like Fergenson local court, people get another warrent for not paying a ticket fine or missin Sunlei Nov 2015 #45

It seems there was not a warrant. NOLALady Nov 2015 #134

Don't forget - shoot the dog! The Green Manalishi Nov 2015 #52

Other articles don't even mention Few shooting... OneGrassRoot Nov 2015 #19

Thanks for the extra link, it has some updates... but they need spellcheck and a better editor! Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #59

Take away their guns. Now!!!!! Initech Nov 2015 #21

No regard for collateral damage. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #22

Sounds like more was going on then the serving of a warrant. Rex Nov 2015 #24

No one has said dad shot at marshalls Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #32

Ummm... The ARTICLE said that he did.... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #48

yes it does but... lame54 Nov 2015 #60

Hence my comments in that reply, about hoping there was dashcam footage.. Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #64

i did... lame54 Nov 2015 #67

Sorry for the confusion... let me try to clear it up for you. Not being snarky, I realize that I was Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #81

They're lying probably. No incentive to be honest with a crime this unimaginable. closeupready Nov 2015 #87

So far, NOLALady Nov 2015 #119

LSP: Gun not found in vehicle after officer-involved shooting that killed 6-year-old NutmegYankee Nov 2015 #117

Thank you for the update, I just got back home after being gone since posting earlier.. n/t Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #124

He wasn't backing up Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #141

Thank you for the further update and link. "Breaking" or "First Reports" are often full of errors, Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #144

I noticed that and wondered why they were pretending there was a gun fight. Rex Nov 2015 #97

Idiots in jackboots. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #43

The police ran him into a dead end. Desperate terrified people do desperate things. Sunlei Nov 2015 #47

It doesn't seem NOLALady Nov 2015 #122

You know it use to be policy that police would Not chase vehicles. fasttense Nov 2015 #27

This is the whole point for me! jen63 Nov 2015 #70

I guess the kid should have chosen his friends better. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #36

OMG! That poor child! He was also Autistic..my heart is breaking right now, at a loss for words.. Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #40

That is fucking horrible. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #46

fuck tha police frylock Nov 2015 #53

Why did this warrant warrant a car chase? Why was it soooooo important that valerief Nov 2015 #62

See tsiyu's post near top of thread. They called the dept. Couldn't get info on the warrant Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #63

Yes, thanks, I saw it. My question was rhetorical. This killer cop bullshit valerief Nov 2015 #68

If cops don't get their way, you die. That's why. Iggo Nov 2015 #66

That is CERTAINLY what it seems like. nt valerief Nov 2015 #69

"If you run, you're done." Iggo Nov 2015 #73

Yay, Cops! Iggo Nov 2015 #65

why didn't they see this child in the car? from the first photo above, he appears to be head and secondwind Nov 2015 #71

The article said an SUV, the picture is him in a truck, it was 9:30 at night snooper2 Nov 2015 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #80

"Thread shall now continue with lots of speculation until more facts and video footage are released" ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #91

Between this Shankapotomus Nov 2015 #85

the six year old obviously escalated the situation librechik Nov 2015 #92

Felony murder rule applies here- dad is responsible. Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #93

Defend them now. They murdered a 6 year old boy and got caught doing it. herding cats Nov 2015 #160

What I posts was based on the reports available when I posted Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #165

Oh-Oh. Iggo Nov 2015 #169

The Coroner sheds a bit of light on what took place. herding cats Nov 2015 #94

There was absolutely no deathrind Nov 2015 #95

The father was using the car as a weapon Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #98

No, the cops were using THEIR cars as weapons Tsiyu Nov 2015 #102

That's pretty thin. deathrind Nov 2015 #105

Whenever someone attempts to ram a cop or a cop car with their vehicle TeddyR Nov 2015 #110

I agree that the... deathrind Nov 2015 #111

So you believe that serving warrants on people Tsiyu Nov 2015 #125

According to latest reports there was no warrant, no gun and no backing up into police cars Fumesucker Nov 2015 #139

Local news says the Father was unarmed. NOLALady Nov 2015 #120

How do you have a gun "battle" if only one side is armed? 7wo7rees Nov 2015 #127

Now they can't find the warrant. NOLALady Nov 2015 #133

uh oh.. gonna have to find drugs in dad's system or something to justify this Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #143

Right! NOLALady Nov 2015 #140

Do you know if there were any witnesses NOLALady Nov 2015 #121

The coroner said today he was backing up because he'd hit a dead end. herding cats Nov 2015 #123

That page is blocked for me--someone please clarify something: Orrex Nov 2015 #96

The cops were wrong, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #99

I can't think of an excuse for this Kalidurga Nov 2015 #101

So proud to see our brave and selfless kkkops in action once more. hifiguy Nov 2015 #103

They better cough up a credible firearm. Rex Nov 2015 #106

They do this all the time HassleCat Nov 2015 #104

The cops should be fired rockfordfile Nov 2015 #109

Odds are though the cops will pin the death on the Father, and wash their hands of it. Lancero Nov 2015 #115

No evidence that he backed up into cruisers. NOLALady Nov 2015 #135

It seems that he was afraid NOLALady Nov 2015 #136

Almost now seems he ran for fear of his life being in jeopardy. Rex Nov 2015 #137

Two cops arrested NOLALady Nov 2015 #145

Thanks, that's encouraging... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #153

Crying here Tsiyu Nov 2015 #154

.. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #156

... Tsiyu Nov 2015 #164

I'm right there with you. herding cats Nov 2015 #162

... Tsiyu Nov 2015 #163

"We took some of the body cam footage. I'm not gonna talk about... Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #155

As new information becomes available, it seems this particular thread is relevant again LanternWaste Nov 2015 #171

Believe me, there is much more to this story. Sad about the kid but this dad's activity is suspect. kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #181

See now coming back to this story, it didn't make sense the cops obviously meant to murder the man Rex Nov 2015 #172

Cop had a festering grudge that his crush was gonna marry someone else. So he shot them, HickFromTheTick Nov 2015 #180

We are living in Potterville. raging moderate Sep 2016 #187