The first half of October has been filled with murder, shootings, and suicide, specifically in the Southside. Despite the city leadership’s assurance that the violence is under control, a series of heinous crimes in the last two weeks begs to…
Tag: Murders
Chief denies three murders in five days report, says crime is down!
By Damin Coleman Monroe is safer, police morale is high, there are fewer murders, and crime is on the decline! That’s the official position of Mayor Oliver Ellis and Police Chief Victor Zordan. In a press conference Wednesday, Chief Zordan…
Shootings, murders escalate in first half of April
April has been a busy month for parish and city law enforcement agencies as they responded to numerous incidents of violence, shootings and murders. April 12 On April 13 Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputies arrested two men in the aftermath of…
Two murders, five shooting victims kept police busy last week
Police Departments and Sheriff Deputies have been busy investigating a string of unrelated shootings that have resulted in at least two deaths and several injured. The shootings are troubling even though police constantly report to the media that acts of…
Dice game shooting tags Wright as suspect; 2nd shooting
A man who is already on the wanted list of local law enforcement officers, is now on the list for the third time, and he hasn’t been caught yet. Deajohn Spencer Wright, of Monroe, is on the watch list of…
Robinson murdered in Christmas night shooting, Smart confesses
Monroe Businessman D’Angelo Robinson was killed late Christmas night by a 17-year old who has confessed to the Monroe Police Robinson, who owned Read More
Man shot in chest at Motel 6; three charged with trying to murder each other in Reddix Lane shootout
The shootings in our community are continuing, and there seems to be no end in sight. Another man was shot in the chest Monday; that comes on the heels of the arrest of three men who shot a man…