An 18-year-old African American male named Javaria Taylor was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 6, 2017. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies were attempting to serve a warrant at the Foxborough Apartments on the 8200 block of Pines Road when an exchange of gunfire occurred at about 1:53 p.m.; Taylor was fatally wounded and was pronounced dead at the scene. A deputy suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed Taylor’s identity.

The Louisiana State Police assumed the investigation into the shooting. Taylor had a recent criminal history, including a guilty plea to a gun charge the previous September that resulted in a suspended three-year sentence. A woman who was with Taylor, Mikala Jefferson, was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder; the specifics of her alleged involvement were part of the ongoing inquiry.