SHREVEPORT, La — Shreveport police are searching for the suspect responsible for a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a 15 year-old teenager early Monday, November 4, 2024 morning in the city’s Mooretown neighborhood. The incident occurred iust before 2 a.m. at the intersection of Jewella Avenue and Peyton Street.
According to witnesses, a champagne-colored, believed to be a early 2000s model GMC Yukon XL drove up on two teens standing on the corner before someone in the passenger front seat opened fire, striking one of the victims in the head.
The wounded teen was transported to Ochsner LSU Health, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Preliminary report stated that a Real Time Crime Center Camera captured the suspects vehicle but no plates were visible. The suspects vehicle fled northbound on Jewella Avenue and made a left westbound on Murvon Street. Detectives stated that several .22 caliber shell cases were located at the crime scene.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Shreveport Police Department at (318) 673-7300, extension #3.
