LaTonia Moore, 38, was shot and killed inside her Greene Lane home in Ruston on March 7, 2023. The homicide happened in the early afternoon and occurred within a short time and distance of a separate shooting at Peachland Mobile Home Park that left one man injured; authorities were investigating whether the two incidents were connected.

Within a day, 18-year-old Donovan Hart was identified as the suspect and was the subject of a public alert as officers searched for him. He was arrested during a traffic stop in Simsboro on March 10 after a tip and booked on a second-degree murder charge with bail set at one million dollars. The driver of the vehicle, Hart’s father, 43-year-old Damesey J. Hart, was also arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to second-degree murder for allegedly helping his son avoid capture.

Details about motive, the relationship between the shootings, and the outcomes of any trial or sentencing had not been reported.