A Fourth of July block party in Shreveport’s Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood in the summer of 2023 ended in a mass shooting that left four people dead, including 17-year-old Syncere Brown. Brown’s body was found the morning after the violence in a wooded area near the party site. Three other victims were named as Moriz Aziz, 22, Jarike Dorsey, 19, and Demorie Williams, 24; seven more people were wounded.

Families and the community continue to seek answers about who carried out the attack and why a celebratory gathering turned deadly. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, contact the Shreveport Police Department.