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In Shreveport, a teenager was killed early this morning in the Queensborough neighborhood. Police have recovered dozens of shell casings and are asking for anyone with information to assist them with their investigation. This is the 6th homicide in Shreveport this year.
To increase public awareness of police misconduct in the state, The ACLU of Louisiana has launched a comprehensive dashboard of police killings and violence. ACLU Data Analyst Elijah Appelson says they found some disturbing trends. Between January 2013 and January 2024, there have been 116 police killings over the 132-month period, almost one a month.
In Avoyelles Parish 36-year-old Joshua Nugent was killed Saturday after he barricaded himself in his Evergreen home. Nugent allegedly made bomb threats to his neighbors and destroyed property that morning. Master Trooper Casey Wallace says State Police negotiators and SWAT assisted local law enforcement.
Wallace says they negotiated with Nugent for several hours and the investigation is ongoing.