One person was injured in a shooting early Sunday on Brooks Boulevard in the Grundy Cooper subdivision just outside Alexandria, Louisiana, after a gunshot victim turned up at a local hospital and tipped off investigators to the scene. The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office was notified around 5:30 a.m. that a gunshot victim had arrived at a hospital, which led detectives to determine the shooting happened on Brooks Boulevard, according to the sheriff's office.
Two people were hurt in the shooting, though further details about the victims' identities or conditions have not been released. Detectives are now asking anyone with information to come forward, requesting that tipsters contact the sheriff's office directly at (318) 473-6700 or reach out anonymously through Crime Stoppers of CenLa at (318) 443-7867.
A Subdivision Just Outside City Limits
Grundy Cooper is an unincorporated residential neighborhood that sits along Louisiana Highway 28 West, just beyond Alexandria's city boundaries, according to Facebook posts documenting the investigation. Because the area is unincorporated, primary investigative authority falls to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office rather than the Alexandria Police Department, the posts note. The neighborhood sits near several familiar community landmarks, including the Rapides Parish Coliseum, Compton Park, and Alexandria Senior High School, per a local guide published by Homes.com.
Sunday's shooting is not an isolated event for the neighborhood. Just two months earlier, in July, the sheriff's office investigated another shooting in Grundy Cooper after two people suffered gunshot wounds in the 5000 block of Hall Street, according to a YouTube video documenting the incident. Patrol deputies were also called to the 5000 block of Benjamin Street on August 31 to check on an active welfare concern, per a Facebook post from that time.
A Longer History of Gunfire in the Neighborhood
The pattern stretches back further still. In May 2022, deputies investigated a drive-by shooting along Hall Street in which several shots were fired, though no injuries were reported at the time, according to a separate Facebook post documenting that earlier incident. Taken together, the incidents point to recurring firearm activity in a subdivision that sits along a well-traveled residential corridor connecting Alexandria to western Rapides Parish.
The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting. If a suspect is identified and charged, any charges would depend on the circumstances of the case.
Investigation Remains Open
Tips can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of CenLa at (318) 443-7867.
The Brooks Boulevard case adds to a string of violent incidents the sheriff's office has worked in Rapides Parish this year. Hoodline previously reported on a pending Hope Coleman murder case moving through the 9th Judicial District Court. For now, detectives say the Brooks Boulevard investigation remains active as they continue working to identify a motive and any suspects involved.
