James T. White was 71 when he was fatally shot while waiting at a bus stop in Shreveport, Louisiana. The shooting occurred around 2:00 p.m. on January 23, 2025, in the 500 block of East 70th Street in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. Emergency responders transported White to Ochsner LSU Health hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m.

The Shreveport Police Department opened an investigation and ordered an autopsy to confirm the cause of death. Authorities appealed to the public for information that could lead to an arrest; the shooting was reported as the third homicide in Shreveport and Caddo Parish that year.

If anyone was at the Cedar Grove bus stop that afternoon or has information about activity on East 70th Street around 2:00 p.m. on January 23, 2025, please contact the Shreveport Police Department.