On the evening of August 16, 2024, 35-year-old Troy Daniel-Socha Ducote was fatally shot following a dispute in the Werner Park neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana. Officers who responded to Boone Street found Ducote with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Violent Crimes and Crime Scene units processed the area and interviewed witnesses as they worked to reconstruct what happened.

Investigators say the altercation involved several juveniles and that an argument preceded the shooting. Detectives identified a 14-year-old male as a suspect and an arrest was made; the youth is expected to face charges through the juvenile justice system. Few public details have been released about the dispute itself or the sequence of events that led to the shooting.

If anyone witnessed the August 16 incident on Boone Street or has information about the dispute, please contact the Shreveport Police Department.