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TORAIL THOMAS GUILTY OF HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD HOMICIDE SHOOTING

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June 28, 2024
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SHREVEPORT, La — A man who shot and killed an acquaintance in the Highland neighborhood was convicted of the slaying and associated charges by a Caddo Parish Jury Thursday, June 27, 2024.

The 11-woman, one-man jury in District Judge Michael Pitman’s court deliberated just under two hours before returning its verdicts against Torail Thomas, 44, in connection with the November 10, 2022 death of Da’Twaine Broomfield.

Torail Thomas, 44

Thomas was found guilty as charged of second-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice.

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Through evidence and witness testimony, the jury determined that on November 10, 2022, victim Da’Twaine Broomfield, 32, arrived at Torail Thomas’s home on Boulevard Street.

Neighbors heard a conversation upstairs, followed by gunshots and after a pause, additional gunshots. Thomas was seen running from his home and tossing items underneath it and the house next door.

When asked by a neighbor what had happened, he said there was a dead man in his home. He told responding officers Broomfield had consumed some methamphetamine and that while he was in the bathroom, someone else had shot Broomfield.

Firearm parts of the murder weapon were found under the home. When confronted by detectives, Thomas eventually confessed to shooting Broomfield, claiming self-defense, even though the victim was not armed. 

Thomas has a felony conviction for distributing marijuana and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

When he returns to Judge Pitman’s court July 15, he faces a mandatory life term for the second-degree murder conviction, up to 40 years for the obstruction of justice conviction and five to 20 years for the weapons possession conviction. 

Thomas was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Sam Crichton and Victoria Washington. He was defended by Michael Enright and Katie Miller.

The case was docket No. 392346.

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TORAIL THOMAS CULPABLE DEL HOMICIDIO EN EL VECINDARIO HIGHLAND

Un hombre que disparó y mató a un conocido en el vecindario Highland fue condenado por el asesinato y los cargos asociados por un jurado del Condado de Caddo el jueves 27 de junio de 2024.

El jurado de 11 mujeres y un hombre en el tribunal del Juez de Distrito Michael Pitman deliberó por menos de dos horas antes de emitir sus veredictos contra Torail Thomas, de 44 años, en relación con la muerte de Da’Twaine Broomfield el 10 de noviembre de 2022. Thomas fue declarado culpable de asesinato en segundo grado, delincuente en posesión de un arma de fuego y obstrucción de la justicia.

A través de pruebas y testimonios de testigos, el jurado determinó que el 10 de noviembre de 2022, la víctima Da’Twaine Broomfield, de 32 años, llegó a la casa de Torail Thomas en Boulevard Street. Los vecinos escucharon una conversación en el piso de arriba, seguida de disparos y, después de una pausa, más disparos. Thomas fue visto corriendo desde su casa y tirando objetos debajo de ella y de la casa vecina. Cuando un vecino le preguntó qué había sucedido, él dijo que había un hombre muerto en su casa. Le dijo a los oficiales que respondieron que Broomfield había consumido metanfetaminas y que mientras él estaba en el baño, alguien más había disparado a Broomfield. Se encontraron partes del arma homicida debajo de la casa. Cuando los detectives lo confrontaron, Thomas finalmente confesó haber disparado a Broomfield, alegando defensa propia, aunque la víctima no estaba armada.

Thomas tiene una condena por delito grave de distribución de marihuana y tiene prohibido poseer un arma de fuego.

Cuando regrese al tribunal del Juez Pitman el 15 de julio, enfrenta una sentencia obligatoria de cadena perpetua por la condena de asesinato en segundo grado, hasta 40 años por la condena de obstrucción de la justicia y de cinco a 20 años por la condena de posesión de armas.

Thomas fue procesado por los Fiscales Adjuntos de Distrito Sam Crichton y Victoria Washington. Fue defendido por Michael Enright y Katie Miller.

El caso fue el número de expediente 392346.

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