Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Sep 19, 2007

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

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Attempted murder suspect sought

Shreveport Police, with the assistance of Haughton Police Department and Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, arrested a man accused of shooting a 4-month-old baby and a 12-year-old child on Friday.

Orlando "Moon" Glover, 18, of Shreveport was found inside an apartment in Haughton at 100 Village Manor. He was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder for a shooting that occurred in the 4300 block of Illinois Street on Friday.

Witnesses said Glover and another man were arguing at about 2:30 p.m., when Glover allegedly pulled out a gun and fired several shots. The two children were shot, one in the arm and the other in the leg. Both wounds were not life-threatening.

Detectives secured an arrest warrant for Glover. He was booked into the Bossier Parish maximum security facility and is awaiting extradiction back to Caddo Parish.

Information can be left with crimestoppers at 673-7373 or by logging onto the crimestoppers website at www.crimestoppersshreveportcaddo.com.

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