A Fourth of July block party in Shreveport’s Martin Luther King neighborhood on July 4, 2023, ended in a mass shooting that killed 19-year-old Jarike Dorsey and three others. The celebration was broken by gunfire just before midnight; when the scene was secured Dorsey and 22-year-old Moriz Aziz were found dead at the site. Two more victims were later identified: 24-year-old Demorie Williams died at a local hospital, and 17-year-old Syncere Brown’s body was recovered from a nearby wooded area the next morning.

Seven additional people were wounded in the barrage of bullets that turned the community celebration into a scene of horror. The Shreveport Police Department says the investigation remains active, but no arrests have been announced, a situation that has left families seeking answers and justice.

If anyone was at the block party or has information about the shooting, law enforcement investigators would welcome tips that could move the case forward.