Douglas Roberson, a 22-year-old Black man from Coushatta, Louisiana, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Friday, March 27, 2026. At about 2:54 a.m. officers from the Natchitoches Police Department responded to the 3800 block of University Parkway and found Roberson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was given aid at the scene but was pronounced dead by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office.

Police opened a homicide investigation immediately, secured the scene, interviewed several witnesses, and collected digital and physical evidence that was sent to a crime lab. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office and Northwestern State University Police Department are assisting. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and no motive was reported in initial accounts.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Natchitoches Police Department at 352-8101 or Detective Davanta Stevenson at 357-3817, or provide an anonymous tip through Natchitoches Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?