SHREVEPORT, La — On Saturday, July 6, 2024 at approximately 2:27a.m., proactive Shreveport Police Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle at Centenary Boulevard and Kings Highway.
The vehicle refused to stop, and officers initiated a pursuit. During the highspeed chase, SPD officers observed a backseat passenger pointing a handgun at them.
The vehicle eventually stopped in the Highland neighborhood, and three subjects fled from the vehicle. The pursuing officers were able to capture the backseat passenger who had allegedly pointed the firearm.
Officers recovered the firearm and identified the suspect as Dekameron Brown, 23 years of age.
Upon further investigation, officers determined that Brown was a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm. Brown was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, resisting an officer, and aggravated assault upon a police officer. He was also found to have outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions.
The other suspects that fled were not apprehended. We are asking the community for information regarding these individuals.
Suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
