Darnell D. Smith, 33, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of July 28, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Officers found Smith unresponsive outside a residence on the 3300 block of West Caperton Street in the Queensborough neighborhood at about 1:30 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the Caddo Parish Coroner ruled the cause of death a shooting. The case was recorded as the city’s 54th homicide of the year.

The Shreveport Police Department opened an investigation but has not publicly identified any suspects or announced arrests. Funeral services were held on August 14, 2021, at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, where family and friends gathered to mourn.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity near West Caperton Street around 1:30 a.m. on July 28, 2021, please contact investigators.