US judge releases footage of shooting which claimed boy’s life
Updated | By ECR Newswatch
Footage of a shooting that took place in the Unites States and claimed the life of a six-year-old boy has been released by a Louisiana judge.
Two officers - 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. and 32-year-old Derrick Stafford - are both facing charges related to murder and attempted murder following the fatal shooting.
The child, who was seated in the passenger seat at the time of the incident, sustained five gunshot wounds while his father was also hurt after being pursued by the policemen in Marksville, outside of Baton Rouge.
The first grade pupil was declared dead on scene. The cause of the shooting is not known at this stage.
This comes as the subject of police brutality has come under the spotlight in the United States. Thirty-eight-year-old Alfred Okwera Olango, was shot on Tuesday in the San Diego after police received an emergency call about a man behaving erratically and walking in traffic. It is reported that Olango was mentally challenged.
WARNING: This footage may disturb sensitive viewers.
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