Jamarion J. Godfrey, a 17-year-old resident of Richwood, Louisiana, has been arrested twice in August 2024 on multiple gun violence charges including four for attempted murders, with as many as three attempted murder charges pending. Reportedly, three of the victims…
Category: Murders
Murders continue after 22 year-old killed on Gayton Street
Antavian Tyrique Rucks, a 22-year-old resident of Monroe, was fatally shot while reportedly attending a May 19th graduation party on Gayton Street. The incident, which attracted dozens of attendees, is the latest in a series of shootings and murders that…
Shootings, another murder continue; Muhammad calls for peace
On April 30, 2024, at approximately 1:54 AM, the Monroe Police Department responded to a shooting incident at Parkview Apartments on Richwood Road #2. Detectives found three victims at the scene, all suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims were immediately…
Funerals set for victims of double murder
Monroe Police Department is actively investigating an incident involving gunfire at a residence on South 6th Street Tuesday, the site of a double homicide that occurred just three days prior. No injuries were reported from Tuesday’s gunfire, and no suspects…
Haynes arrested in Southside murder-kidnapping incident
On March 4, 2024, Monroe Police Department arrested Kevontay Haynes, a suspect in last month’s murder of a Southside woman. Haynes was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, and illegal firearm possession. Haynes, a convicted felon, was implicated in a…
Lampley found guilty of 2019 Heckard murder
After a week-long trial at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict in the case of State of Louisiana v. Charles Ray Lampley. On Friday afternoon, Lampley was found guilty of second-degree murder and possession of…
Police looking for murder suspect in shooting this week
In a developing story, the Monroe Police Department has identified 21-year-old Isai Atkins as the primary suspect in a recent shooting that occurred on Heritage Circle in Monroe. The incident, which resulted in one fatality, has shaken the local community…