Suspects Sought in Shreveport Carjacking and Shooting

A Shreveport man is currently recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, sustained when he was shot during a carjacking.

Officers with SPD received a call about the shooting at 12:30am Tuesday (6/28/22). Police arrived on the scene to the gas station at the corner of Jewella Avenue and Fair Street. Upon arrival, Police located a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. The man claimed three men approached him with guns as he was leaving the gas station and demanded the keys to his vehicle.

At some point during the altercation, the victim was shot, and his white pickup truck was stolen. The three suspects were described as wearing hoodies, two black, one red, and all of them were armed.

Anyone with information is asked to call Shreveport police at (318) 673-7300 or Shreveport-Caddo Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373, visit the group’s website, or the P3Tips app to submit information anonymously.

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