Shortly before 1 a.m. on July 29, 2025, gunfire erupted outside the Session Levingston Motel on Pete Harris Drive in Shreveport. Officers who responded found two people, a man and a woman, critically wounded and transported to Ochsner LSU Health. The woman was identified as 38-year-old Sherita Layton of Saint John Street; she later died of her injuries. The man shot alongside her was reported in critical condition.

A third woman was injured by broken glass after her car struck a utility pole while she tried to flee the scene. Investigators opened an active investigation into the motel shooting and are working to identify the shooter or shooters. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. If anyone has information about what happened that morning, please share it with investigators.