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 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. 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. 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. A Marshall, Texas teen shot and mortally wounded near the Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway Saturday, February 18, 2023, has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. 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. SCHEDULE OF PARADES KREWE OF HARAMBEE. Monday, Feb. 17; Downtown Shreveport; 1 p.m. The lineup will start at the corner of Milam and Common streets. The parade will then head west to Hope Street, then east on Milam, make a left on Edwards, turn onto Texas and go through downtown Shreveport. 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. Darius Persley will follow the man Caddo prosecutor Chris Bowman described as his accomplice to prison.. Jurors found Persley guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the Dec. 21, 2021, homicide of Chavez Parker in the driveway of the victim's home on Melara Street in Shreveport's Sunset Acres neighborhood. 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, 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 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. The Shreveport Police Department is seeking information about a Saturday night shooting that resulted in one death and several injuries. According to police, an unidentified vehicle drove past a large house party, and a passenger fired several times into the house and crowd in the 100 block of Pierremont Road. 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. The Caddo Parish Coroner's Office named Kameron Martin, 18, as the victim of a Sunday night shooting in Shreveport.. Martin was shot outside an apartment in the 8900 block of Brookwood Drive sometime around 11:20 p.m. and died about a half hour later, after being transported to Willis-Knighton South Hospital.
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