A domestic dispute in late summer 2023 in Shreveport, Louisiana, ended with the death of 53-year-old Michelle Leigh Wells. On the evening of Wednesday, August 16, a heated argument at a home in the Valencia subdivision escalated and her boyfriend, 55-year-old Richard Spencer, allegedly shot Wells multiple times. She was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead at approximately 5:30 PM; the coroner’s report attributed her death to gunshot wounds.

The Shreveport Police Department opened an investigation that same night. Spencer was identified as the primary suspect and surrendered the next day, August 17, at the Minden Police Department. He was taken into custody, charged with second-degree murder, and transferred to the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center while the case proceeds.

If anyone in the Valencia subdivision or the Shreveport area witnessed the events of August 16 or has information relevant to this case, please share what is known with investigators.