Two Arrested in Shreveport on Automatic Weapon Charges

Shreveport Police Department continues to take proactive measures to identify violent offenders and remove illegal firearms from our community.

Over the weekend, Officers were on Monkhouse Drive when they saw a suspicious vehicle in a hotel parking lot with several people gathered around it. Officers approached, and observed members of the group attempting to conceal items.

Officers detained four people and found two firearms during a search. One of the firearms had been illegally modified to a fully automatic weapon.

Christian Moore was arrested and charged with one count of Handling a Machine Gun after being found in possession of the illegal firearm.

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Zantraevius Brooks, had an active federal warrant related to Handling a Machine Gun. Officers took him into custody without incident. Investigators also learned that Broooks had previously been arrested earlier this year on similar machine gun-related charges.

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From SPD:

"The Shreveport Police Department remains committed to proactive policing strategies that target illegal firearms and repeat offenders. Every illegal weapon removed from the streets is one less opportunity for violence in our community.

Anyone with information about illegal firearms or criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Shreveport Police Department or Shreveport-Caddo Crime Stoppers."