One Man Is Dead in Shooting in West Shreveport
One man is dead after a shooting in west Shreveport. It happened at the Pinecrest Mobile Village on Jefferson Paige Road.
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Police got the call just before 8pm Tuesday night. One man was pronounced dead and another man was taken into custody. Detectives are also questioning several other people who might have witnessed the shooting.
This shooting apparently started as an argument between two men when both men reportedly pulled out guns and started shooting at each other. One of them died at the scene. The victim has been identified as 19-year-old LaDerrick Grant. He was shot in the chest. He was positively identified through fingerprint comparison.
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