CRIME & SAFETY
17-year-old fatally shot in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A teenager was killed in a fatal shooting Wednesday night in Shreveport. According to police, a 17-year-old was shot in the 800 block of W. 70th Street. They were driven to Ochsner LSU Health where they later succumbed to their wounds. Police say one suspect...
2 people taken to hospital after SUV flips on Jewella Ave.; 1 person dead after being ejected
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - One person is dead after a major wreck in Shreveport Tuesday morning (April 30). It happened around 11:15 a.m. on Jewella Avenue between West 70th Street and Dollarway Drive. At least half a dozen units with the Shreveport Police Department initially responded, as well as eight medical units.
2 people shot, 1 struck with gun during carjacking in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Police are investigating a report of a shooting in west Shreveport that possibly is related to a carjacking. Caddo 911 dispatch records show it occurred at 3:41 p.m. Monday (April 29). Police say three people in a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu picked up a Hispanic male...
Councilwoman demands action after Shreveport fire station shot up, innocent bystander injured
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport fire station was damaged by gunfire recently and a bystander was injured. Now, a councilwoman is demanding urgent action. On Tuesday, April 30, Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor issues a statement condemning what happened. Fire Station #6 was damaged by bullets Monday night (April 29), causing concern in the MLK community on David Raines Road.
SPD, SFD on scene of crash involving car and jet fuel tanker
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Shreveport police and fire are on the scene of a crash Thursday morning involving a car and a vehicle transporting jet fuel. The crash occurred on Highway 3132 East at Mansfield Road around 8 a.m. Emergency responders brought the driver of the car to the...
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