A Fourth of July block party in Shreveport’s Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood on the night of July 4, 2023, ended in a prolonged and deadly mass shooting. Witnesses described roughly 15 minutes of gunfire just before midnight. Among the casualties was 22-year-old Morad Aziz, a Black male, who was found fatally wounded and pronounced dead at the scene alongside 19-year-old Jarike J.

Dorsey. Two other victims, 24-year-old Demorie Williams and 17-year-old Syncere Brown, also died; Brown’s body was recovered in a nearby field the next day. Seven additional people were injured in the attack. The Shreveport Police Department opened an investigation, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone who attended the party or lived nearby saw something that could help investigators, please come forward with information.