DUBBERLY, La. – A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the January 11 shooting at a bonfire party near Dubberly that left six people wounded, according to the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Jason Parker announced that 21-year-old Kobe Sheppard of Sibley was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday by detectives at his residence in the 300 block of Willis Road.
During the investigation, authorities also executed a search warrant at a residence on Koby Lane in Sibley, where they recovered a firearm believed to have been used in the shooting. According to Parker, Sheppard later admitted to firing a gun at the party.
Sheppard has been booked into Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on six counts of attempted first-degree murder, with bond set at $900,000.
He is the third individual arrested in connection with the incident. Zyan Adominick-Jaire Stanley of Minden faces six counts of attempted first-degree murder, while Jacolby Tyrone Snell of Doyline has been charged with accessory after the fact and two counts of modifying a pistol into a machine gun.
“During the course of the investigation so far, our detectives have conducted numerous interviews, executed multiple warrants, and we’re not finished,” Parker said. “We are still investigating information we’ve developed.”
