Nineteen-year-old Brandon Graham was shot on the evening of October 12, 2020, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was taken to Willis Knighton North with a single gunshot wound to the head and later died after being transferred to Ochsner LSU Health. The shooting occurred in the area of the 2600 block of Greenwood Road.

Shreveport Police Department Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation units processed the scene and canvassed the neighborhood as they worked to determine exactly where and how the gunfire happened. Investigators developed evidence indicating the fatal shot came from a family member, Brandon’s cousin Tyrese Graham, and that the shooting resulted from mishandling of a firearm. An arrest warrant for Tyrese Graham was obtained on October 20, 2020, and he was arrested and charged on October 21, 2020, with Negligent Homicide and Obstruction of Justice.

The family was left to cope with a sudden and tragic loss. If anyone witnessed the events near Greenwood Road on October 12 or has information about the shooting, please come forward.