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...
DPSO no longer believes wanted man in parish; BCPD arrests 2 adults, 3 juveniles
MANSFIELD, La. – DeSoto Parish sheriff’s deputies no longer believe a man wanted for attempted murder out of Bossier City is in the parish. That’s based on information the sheriff’s office has received in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Sunday afternoon shooting that turned into a high-speed chase, crash and search in DeSoto Parish.
Prayer vigil held for man hospitalized after allegedly getting pushed into Lake D’Arbonne
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Christopher “Chris” Gilbert is a 26-year-old Shreveport native and recent graduate of Louisiana Tech University. His future was bright as he prepared for medical school to become a doctor. But April 14 would change his life. Gilbert and a group of friends were at...
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...
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