LaDarious Scott, 22, was shot and killed on the afternoon of June 19, 2022, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Police responded to reports of gunfire near North Melrose Avenue and found Scott with multiple gunshot wounds; the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 24-year-old Dave Bigford as the suspect. After the shooting, Bigford allegedly forced his girlfriend into a vehicle at gunpoint and fled, triggering a multi-parish pursuit. The chase ended in Rapides Parish after the girlfriend escaped from the moving vehicle in Alexandria and Bigford crashed into a ditch. Officers found him with a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound and he was taken to a hospital.

Bigford was charged with Second Degree Murder and Aggravated Kidnapping in connection with Scott’s death. If anyone witnessed the shooting or the chase, please share what you know.