In the predawn hours of Friday, March 27, 2026, 22-year-old Douglas Roberson of Coushatta, Louisiana, was shot and killed in the 3800 block of University Parkway. Officers with the Natchitoches Police Department found Roberson around 2:54 a.m. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office.

The Natchitoches Police Department has opened a homicide investigation. Investigators canvassed the area, interviewed several witnesses, and collected digital and physical evidence for submission to a crime lab. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Northwestern State University Police Department are assisting with the inquiry. As of the initial reports, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified; the motive remains unclear.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Natchitoches Police Department or Detective Davanta Stevenson, or to submit an anonymous tip to Natchitoches Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?