Shreveport Man Murdered in MLK Neighborhood

A Shreveport man is killed in a shooting in the Martin Luther King Drive neighborhood. The shooting happened on Pouncey Lane just before 2pm on Monday afternoon.

Detectives believe two men got into an argument inside a home on Pouncey Lane. One of the men pulled out a gun and fatally shot the other. The victim has been identified as 50-year old Daryl Lafitte by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. He had been shot several times.

This is the 3rd shooting death over the past 3 days.

Lafitte was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police do have a person of interest in the case, but he has not been taken into custody yet.

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