Teen Found Guilty in Caddo Court for Manslaughter

A teen arrested back in August of last year in connection with a shooting that left a Shreveport man dead has been convicted of manslaughter in Caddo Court.

15 year-old Anthony Brown Jr. was found responsively guilty of manslaughter by Juvenile Judge Justin Courtney for the August 16, 2024, murder of Troy Ducote, 35, on Boone Street in Shreveport.

Brown was arrested after an investigation showed that a group of juveniles harassed and attacked Ducote with rocks before shooting him in the back while he tried to get away. Ducote was later found dead by neighbors. One of Ducote's adult neighbors came forward to testify in court that they saw Brown fire a handgun in Ducote's direction.

Brown was 14 at the time of the slaying and could not be transferred at the discretion of the district attorney under Louisiana law for prosecution as an adult.

From the Caddo DA's Office:

"The Caddo Parish District Attorney's office charged Brown with second-degree murder and attempted to use a rare provision of Louisiana law to try Brown at 14 as an adult but was denied by the court at a hearing.

Brown has been remanded to the juvenile detention center and will return for sentencing September 29, 2025."