Hortencia L. Demming, 26, was shot in the early morning hours of January 14, 2024, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Officers responded about 2:00 a.m. to a vacant lot in the 800 block of Wall Street after reports of a shooting and found Demming with at least one gunshot wound to her upper torso. She was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased.

Investigators from the Violent Crimes unit say their work led them to identify Rictaveon Perry as the suspected shooter and that they believe the killing was the violent culmination of an ongoing dispute between Perry and Demming. On January 15, 2024, Perry was brought to the police station by family members after learning he was wanted; following an interview he was booked into the City Jail on a second-degree murder warrant with no bond set and on an active fugitive warrant for possession of marijuana.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what led to the dispute between Demming and Perry, please share what is known with the Shreveport Police.