Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: June 16, 2006

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Police arrest man in shooting

Shreveport detectives have arrested a man on a charge of aggravated battery for a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the 4300 block of Lakeshore.

Gary Howard, 27, of Keithville is accused of shooting 21-year-old Jeffrey Thomas in the legs. He was arrested this afternoon at the same apartment complex where the shooting occurred. Thomas was taken to LSU Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

He was booked into the Shreveport City Jail at about 1 p.m. He will be transferred to Caddo Correctional Center for the felony charge.

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