Overview
- A welfare check triggered a series of violent events that began with shots fired in west Shreveport and turned into a high-speed pursuit and multiple scene response on Thursday.
- Police say Thomas Lemons chased a vehicle and repeatedly fired into it, fatally wounding 22-year-old Imunique Williams as her car was found bullet-riddled near West 61st Street and Linwood Avenue.
- Williams' vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with another car at Vernon and Linwood, and that driver, 57-year-old Chuckie Brooks, later died of his injuries.
- After crashing his own vehicle, police say the suspect fired at passing cars and people before officers took him into custody; he is held on a second-degree murder charge and detectives expect additional charges.
- Investigators treated a separate Centenary-area drive-by shooting as a concurrent incident, sent dozens of police and fire units to multiple scenes, and are coordinating with the district attorney as they interview witnesses and process evidence.