Jason Smith was 18 when he was shot in west-central Shreveport on the evening of Wednesday, November 8, 2023. He was found around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of Sunnybrook Street and West Canal Boulevard with a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Ochsner LSU Health hospital. He died two days later, on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Caddo Parish Coroner identified him and an autopsy was ordered.

The Shreveport Police Department opened an investigation into the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening or saw activity near Sunnybrook Street and West Canal Boulevard on November 8, please come forward to assist the investigation.