Reported Accidental Shooting Turns Out to Be Shreveport Homicide

Early Tuesday (4/16/24) morning in the 500 block of Kember Lane, Shreveport Police were called for a report of a shooting. Initially this shooting was reported as an accidental self-inflicted gunshot leading to the death of a 43 year old man.

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After a phone call from a family member of the victim and corroboration from SPD and the Caddo Coroner, it has been confirmed that the report was false.

The situation turned out to be a suspected homicide. The person who made the phone call to report the shooting was questioned by Police, and an investigation determined that the person who reported the incident was a suspect to the victim's murder.

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Keelon B. Nelson (44) was taken in to custody as the suspect to the murder. Nelson was charged with 2nd Degree Murder and was arrested for that as well as 2 active warrants. Nelson is currently being held at the Shreveport City Jail without bond, and will be transported to Caddo Correctional Center to await trial.

**UPDATE**

A man shot and mortally wounded in Cedar Grove early Tuesday, April 16, 2024, has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office.

David D. Johnson, 43, was shot inside a residence on Kemper Street between Line Avenue and Thornhill Boulevard. He was transported to Ochsner LSU Health hospital where he succumbed to his wound at 7:20 a.m.

Johnson, whose death marks the 22nd homicide in Shreveport and Caddo Parish to date in 2024, was positively identified through fingerprint comparison.

The shooting remains under investigation by the Shreveport Police Department, to which further inquiries should be directed.

An autopsy was ordered.

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