Shreveport woman accused of setting fire to house with 4 kids inside
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport woman has been arrested after police say she set a fire inside a home while four children were inside.
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport woman has been arrested after police say she set a fire inside a home while four children were inside.
The Shreveport Police Department says officers responded Saturday around 10:42 p.m. to a home in the 1200 block of Crofton Street after receiving reports of a house fire. Dispatchers were also told a woman was allegedly trying to set the home on fire, assaulting her children and chasing them down the street.
Officers located the woman, identified as Krystal Bromsey, near the intersection of East Stoner Avenue and Rex Avenue. Four juvenile children who had been inside the home were also found.
According to police, a Shreveport Fire Department investigator determined Bromsey allegedly poured gasoline from a gas-powered weed eater onto the kitchen stove, causing it to ignite while the children were inside the home.
Investigators say the children identified Bromsey as the person responsible for starting the fire.
Police also say they learned of a separate incident reported Wednesday in which Bromsey allegedly poured hot water on one of the children and struck the child with a shoe, frying pan and her hand.
Bromsey was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation before being booked into custody.
She faces the following charges:
- Four counts of cruelty to juveniles
- One count of domestic abuse battery
- One count of criminal neglect of family
- One count of aggravated arson
The case remains under investigation.