Patrick Shaw Jr., 29, was shot and killed shortly after 1:45 a.m. on December 23, 2023, outside a home in the 1500 block of Oakdale Street in the Caddo Heights neighborhood of Shreveport. The shooting occurred during a house party after an argument; Shaw was struck in the chest, taken to Ochsner LSU Health, and pronounced dead at 2:13 a.m. His identity was confirmed by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office via fingerprint comparison.

The killing was recorded as the city’s 74th homicide and the parish’s 79th for 2023. The Shreveport Police Department identified 30-year-old Rickey Tyrone Loyd as the primary suspect. Loyd was arrested on December 30, 2023, and booked into the Caddo Correctional Center; a Caddo Parish Grand Jury later returned an indictment charging him with second-degree murder and bond was set at $5 million.

Does anyone who knew Patrick or was at the party have information that could help clarify what led to the argument and shooting?