BENTON, La — Bossier Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting Death of Shreveport Man in Bossier Parish
Bossier Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigating the shooting death of an elderly Shreveport man who was killed shortly before 7pm at a residence in a neighborhood just south of Benton.
Detectives say that the victim had just pulled into the driveway of the residence and exited his vehicle when a suspect identified as a black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt approached him and shot him multiple times in the upper body.
Life saving measures were performed by neighbors prior to the arrival of EMS but were unsuccessful and the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
During the subsequent investigation, detectives were able to locate the suspect vehicle at a residence in North Shreveport. This led to the execution of a two search warrants by the Shreveport Police Department Special Response Team and Bossier Sheriff’s Office investigators in the early morning hours on June 14th at two locations in Shreveport.
As the investigation progressed, detectives were able to identify Destiny Landers, 23 of Shreveport as the driver of the suspect vehicle and Delandro Fleming, 22 of Shreveport as the suspect in the homicide that occurred in Bossier Parish.
Landers was arrested during the execution of one of the search warrants and Fleming was arrested at a residence on Captain Shreve Drive in Shreveport.
A motive for the shooting has yet to be determined.
Landers will be booked into the Bossier Max on one count of First-Degree Murder with a bond set at $500,000.
Fleming will be booked into the Bossier Max on one count of First-Degree Murder with a bond set at $1,000,000.
Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington would like to thank the Shreveport Police Department, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, ATF, and the US Marshal’s Violent Offender Task Force for their collaborative efforts with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office to capture these suspects.
This the first homicide recorded in Bossier Parish in 2024.
If you have any information concerning this case, please call the Criminal Division of the Bossier Sheriff’s Office at (318)965-3418.
