SHREVEPORT, La. -- Two days after a fatal shooting during a heavily attended Mardi Gras parade, Shreveport police have finally released some details about what happened. More: Assault on police officer adds to list of incidents at Shreveport Krewe of Gemini parade It was released Monday, Feb. 20, that a second shooting occurred that evening resulting in a non-life Teens Were “Horseplaying” During Fatal Shreveport Mardi Gras Shooting. Mike Martindale. Mike Martindale Published: February 20, 2023 According to Shreveport city leaders, Shreveport police are investigating two shootings that happened while the parade was going on. It happened on Oden Street and Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway Service Road near the Magnolia School of Excellence. At 5:45 p.m., police responded to a shooting in the 2200 block of Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway. SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Texas teen accused in the death of another teenager while they were watching a Mardi Gras parade was one of seven people indicted by a Caddo grand jury Wednesday. ELYSIAN FIELDS, Texas — Police say an East Texas teen who was killed at a Shreveport Mardi Gras parade was shot by another teen while "horseplaying" with a group Saturday evening, according to CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A teenager is now being indicted for the accidental shooting death of another teen during a Mardi Gras parade in Shreveport back in February. The shooting happened on Feb. 18 during the Krewe of Gemini parade. Kip Lewis, 17, of Marshall, Texas, was killed in the incident. The Shreveport Police Department released new information on what happened Saturday evening that left a Texas teen dead near the Gemini Parade route. On Saturday, Feb. 18, a Texan teen was shot Mayor’s office releases statement on Shreveport Mardi Gras parade shootings Kip is the son of Bradley and Lorie Lewis, and brother of EFHS graduates Makenna and Hannah. Bradley serves as a board member on the EFISD Board of Trustees and Lorie has been a longtime second-grade teacher at Elysian Fields Elementary School. The second shooting that occurred along Clyde Fant Parkway during the Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras parade Saturday, February 18, 2023, happened on Odom Street. Shreveport Police responded at 6:15 pm, finding a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. The victim was transferred to a local hospital and is expected to recover. Shreveport-Bossier hosts the most vibrant, family-friendly Mardi Gras celebrations in Louisiana! Whether you're catching colorful beads at a parade, swaying to the sounds of a lively second-line band, or sharing a slice of king cake with friends, every moment in Shreveport-Bossier is packed with festive energy. UPDATE: The Caddo Parish Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a shooting in southwest Shreveport as Demetri Williams, 30. Williams was found in his vehicle outside his residence, shot multiple times, according to information from the coroner's office. He is Shreveport's seventh homicide of 2025 and was identified by fingerprints. The Shreveport City Council expressed its concern and support following the Wednesday shooting of a pharmaceutical representative at Walgreens on Line Avenue. The pharmaceutical rep died after being shot and appeared to have been robbed Wednesday at Walgreens on the corner of Line Avenue and Kings Highway in Shreveport. Shreveport Police officers, patrolling in the Cedar Grove area, pulled into the parking lot of the Linwood Homes apartments on Bernstein Avenue just after 6 on the morning of Dec. 21 and found the red Chevrolet Impala belonging to Parker — which prosecutors said Peace drove there from Sunset Acres — with the doors and trunk open. Persley SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Shreveport Police Department has released more information about a deadly shooting that happened during the Krewe of Gemini parade Saturday, Feb. 18. Police say at 5:45 p.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of the Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway service road near Magnolia Charter School. A teen is dead following an early morning shooting Monday in west Shreveport. Shreveport Police officers responded to a reported shooting at the intersection of Jewella Avenue and Peyton Street early Monday morning. According to police, officers located a 15-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Mardi Gras In The ArkLaTex 2025. Ways To Save With SWEPCO. SHREVEPORT, La. - One man has died and three other adults were injured in a drive-by shooting late Saturday in Shreveport. SHREVEPORT, La. - An Elysian Fields High junior was fatally shot Saturday during the Krewe of Gemini parade. Elysian Fields High student fatally shot during Mardi Gras parade. Feb 19, 2023 Feb Both victims of a Thanksgiving Day fatal shooting in southwest Shreveport have been identified by the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office. The coroner's office identified 18-year-old Jamarion Bryant, one of two men shot outside a business in the 7700 block of Pines Road after noon Thursday and declared dead at 12:56 p.m. SHREVEPORT, La. – The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office released the identity of a teen fatally shot near the Krewe of Gemini parade route on Saturday.Officials say 17-year-old Kip Lewis, of Elysian Fields, Texas, was shot on the 2200 block of Clyde Fant Pkwy around 5:45 p.m.
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