June sentencing closes case of 4 involved in deadly 2021 shootout
SHREVEPORT, La. -- The 2021 shooting spree in southeast Shreveport that led to the death of 13-year-old Kel'vonte Daigre came to a close in June with the guilty plea and sentencing of the last of four defendants in that slaying.
SHREVEPORT, La. -- The 2021 shooting spree in southeast Shreveport that led to the death of 13-year-old Kel'vonte Daigre came to a close in June with the guilty plea and sentencing of the last of four defendants in that slaying.
On June 16, Rodney Lewis Jr., 20, was sentenced by District Judge John D. Mosely Jr. to 10 years in prison He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit second-degree murder in connection with the incident that ended at the intersection of East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and Youree Drive on Sept. 4, 2021.
Daigre was fatally struck by a bullet in the incident, which began outside the Tinseltown theater. Two others were injured and several vehicles were damaged in the spree. Lewis was one of four Shreveport teens arrested.
Ja’Shun Ja’Marick Smith was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Now at Angola, as he was 15 at the time of the slaying he will be eligible for parole.
Ikerryunta Stewart entered a guilty plea to manslaughter on May 6, 2024, and also is in Angola, serving a 65-year term. Included in his sentencing were eight counts of attempted murder.
Christopher Davenport pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison.