Justice 4 Marcus Merritt Sr.

From start to finish, nothing in this case was handled correctly, from securing the scene, preserving evidence, taking photos, taking X-rays, checking for gunshot residue, toxicology reports, or performing an autopsy.
Nothing was done by the book, and a mother has been left grieving with no real answers to why her son died.
When Calcasieu Parish Coroner Terry Welke was asked about protocol for suicide by gunshot, he stated:
“If the bullet is inside of the body, we take X-rays, no matter what, where the gunshot wound of entrance is located to see if there is a bullet that is still in there or not. If the bullet is in there, I will do an autopsy to retrieve the bullet so it can be examined and compared to the weapon if there is one found at the scene,” said Welke.

He says they also draw blood for possible toxicology tests, though they don’t necessarily run analyses if the cause of death is apparent. But he says sometimes, in a suicide, family members wish to pay the cost of testing.
The coroner in Marcus' case never even saw the body! His body went straight from the site of death to the funeral home.
The mattress he supposedly died on was taken and burned by his estranged wife and family the next day!

Please join Royce Eckley ( Marcus's mother) and Together We Stand, an organization that advocates for victims of racism, discrimination and police brutality, in demanding his body be exhumed and an autopsy performed so a PROPER investigation can be done.