Jeremy Mardis

• Louisiana cop convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of autistic boy

  The gruesome encounter was captured on tape by another police officer's body camera.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2017
  
• Graphic video showing fatal police shooting of 6-year-old boy released as murder trial evidence

  After a police body camera captured two deputy city marshals firing on a car and killing a 6-year-old boy, the head of the Louisiana State Police said the video was the most disturbing thing he's seen.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2016
  
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• Officers charged with killing boy, 6, targets of previous excessive force complaints

  Two law-enforcement officers jailed on murder charges for a 6-year-old autistic boy's fatal shooting in Louisiana have been targets of previous complaints that they used excessive force.

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  Nov 12, 2015
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• Lawyer says father of boy with autism shot by police had hands up

  Police body camera video shows the father of a 6-year-old autistic boy had his hands up and posed no threat as police opened fire, severely wounding the motorist and killing the boy.

  World

  Nov 9, 2015
• 2 Louisiana police officers arrested, accused in autistic boy’s shooting death

  Three days after a 6-year-old autistic boy was killed and his father wounded when marshals opened fire on their vehicle in a Louisiana town, authorities have arrested two of the four officers involved.

  World

  Nov 7, 2015
• Autistic boy, 6, gunned down when officers tried to apprehend his father

  An entire Louisiana community is mourning the loss of Jeremy Mardis after the six-year-old autistic boy was caught in the line of fire when officers tried to apprehend his father.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2015