Gerald Damon Washington, 56, was shot and killed while seated in his vehicle at a traffic light at Gilbert Drive and Egan Street in Shreveport’s Highland neighborhood on September 29, 2025. According to reports, multiple rounds were fired into his car around 11:30 p.m.; officers found Washington slumped over with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was counted as the city’s 30th homicide of 2025.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit canvassed the area, recovered shell casings and interviewed potential witnesses. Investigators identified a suspect quickly; 27-year-old Eric Sullivan Jr. was located and arrested on September 30, 2025, and charged with one count of second-degree murder. No motive has been released as the case moves through the legal process.

Did anyone in the Highland area see or hear anything that night, or does anyone have information about Washington’s movements before he stopped at that intersection?