Shooting Outside of Shreveport Bars Leaves One Dead

A tragic situation on Youree Drive on Friday (12/16/22) morning.

Just after 2:00 am Shreveport Police were called to the scene on Youree. The incident happened outside of the 3 bar cluster of Round Bar, The Cub, and Tasha's Tavern.

A bartender walked outside of one of the bars, to see a man standing over another man near a dumpster. One man allegedly told the bartender to go back inside the bar. A short time later, the suspect was seen quickly leaving the scene on a motorcycle. The bartender checked outside and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim died on the scene.

Shreveport Police arrived on the scene and began their investigation. After interviewing potential witnesses and searching for clues throughout the morning, no arrests have been made yet. Also no names of potential suspects have been released.

Detectives are asking anyone with information relative to this shooting to contact them immediately at 318-673-6955. Those wishing to submit information anonymously can contact Caddo Shreveport Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373 or via their app, P3Tips.