Shreveport
CRIME & SAFETY
Man dead after getting shot in head during fight with woman’s ex-boyfriend
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A fight between two men has ended in a death. Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, Shreveport police were called in reference to a shooting near Union Avenue and West 74th Street in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood. A man and woman were walking...
Juvenile girl shot in drive by shooting during walk
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A juvenile, walking between the Hollywood and West Cedar Grove neighborhoods, was shot in a driveby. On May 18, at 6:25 a.m., the Shreveport Police Department (SPD) responded to a shooting at West 70th and Wyngate Boulevard. When officers arrived, the victim told them she was walking when she saw a dark-skinned Black man driving a blue Kia pass by when she heard a shot.
Former Shreveport Police Lieutenant sentenced for wire fraud
A former Shreveport Police officer has been sentenced on one count of wire fraud in federal court Thursday, May 16. According to the United States Attorney's Office, Jeffrey L. Peters, 55, was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $13,084. On...
Two indicted in death of Shreveport infant shot through apartment wall in latest grand jury filings
A Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned several indictments on May 15. This true bill included indictments in six murders committed this year. Which cases are involved in the latest indictments?. Jadavion Decorey Cooper and Dequavion Dangelo Pouncy. Cooper, 21, and Pouncy, 19, were separately indicted for second-degree murder in connection...
Shreveport police searching for two people accused of stealing debit card
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Two people are wanted for an alleged theft. The Shreveport Police Department is seeking the community’s help in identifying two individuals involved in the unauthorized use of a stolen debit card on April 28. Photographs of the suspects have been released in hopes that someone...
Man fights for life after found shot at Jolie Apartments
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Following a shots fired report, police found a man lying on the ground with a life-threatening gunshot wound. On May 18, at 12:25 a.m., the Shreveport Police Department responded to a shots fired call on the 100 block of Quail Creek Road. When officers arrived, they discovered a man with a single gunshot wound to the stomach lying on the ground.
Man arrested after trying to fight Shreveport police over gun
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A 26-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon (May 12) and is facing two charges. At about 4:30 p.m., a woman called Shreveport police officers to the 2600 block of Devaugh Street in regard to assault and battery. The woman’s ex-boyfriend, Keunte Williams, was refusing to return her belongings, according to SPD.
Man wanted for Eunice murder arrested during traffic stop in Shreveport
EUNICE, La. (KADN) — Deputies with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office said a man wanted for a Eunice murder that happened in early April was arrested during a traffic stop in Shreveport early Thursday morning. According to SLPSO, Daylon Rainville, 18, of Eunice, has been booked into the...
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