On January 7, 2022, just after 3 a.m., 22-year-old Jacobe TiYon Hayes was found inside a vehicle in the 1800 block of Patzman Street in Shreveport’s Caddo Heights neighborhood with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to Ochsner LSU Health but died a short time later. The Shreveport Police Department opened the city’s first homicide investigation of the year, with the Violent Crimes Unit canvassing the area and interviewing witnesses.

Detectives identified a suspect and on January 12, 2022, members of the Shreveport Police and the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force arrested 19-year-old Latraveon Pouncy in the 2800 block of Curtis Lane. Pouncy was charged with one count of second-degree murder and booked into the Shreveport City Jail. The investigation remained focused on establishing a motive for the shooting.

If anyone witnessed activity in the 1800 block of Patzman Street that night or has information about this case, please share what is known.