On the night of May 24, 2023, 72-year-old Eddie Lee Rogers was found outside his home in the 1800 block of David Raines Road in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. Emergency responders took him to Ochsner LSU Health, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at 9:19 p.m. His death was recorded as the 29th homicide in Shreveport and Caddo Parish for 2023.

The Shreveport Police Department opened an investigation. There were no witnesses to the shooting, but a tip to Caddo Crime Stoppers led investigators to 27-year-old Reginald Roberson. Roberson was arrested and charged in connection with Rogers’s death. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge, and the plea and sentence were coordinated with and approved by Rogers’s family; Roberson received a 30-year prison term.

If anyone knew Eddie Lee Rogers or has information about events that night, please share what might help clarify what happened.