A home in Alexandria's Grundy Cooper Subdivision was left damaged by gunfire Tuesday night after shots rang out in the 5700 block of Skye Street around 10:20 p.m. No injuries were reported, but the shooting marks at least the third time gunfire has struck the neighborhood since October.
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office dispatch received calls reporting shots fired at the Skye Street address, according to Rapides Parish Journal. When deputies arrived, they found a residence that had sustained damage from gunfire, though no injuries had been reported at the time. The incident was also reported by KALB, which covers the Alexandria area.
Sheriff's detectives and the Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene to conduct their investigation, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence, the outlet's report states. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact RPSO at 318-473-6700 or Crime Stoppers at 318-443-7867.
A Pattern of Gunfire in the Same Subdivision
Tuesday's shooting is not an isolated event for Grundy Cooper. Just after midnight on November 1, patrol deputies responded to a shots-fired call in the 800 block of Brooks Boulevard, also within the subdivision, per the same account from Rapides Parish Journal. Detectives and the Crime Scene Unit responded there as well to collect evidence and investigate.
Reports on the condition of the person hurt in that Brooks Boulevard shooting differ. Rapides Parish Journal reported that deputies found an individual with a non-life-threatening wound to the leg who was transported to a local hospital, with the person's status listed as unknown at the time of that report. KALB, however, reported that the person had a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg and remained in stable condition. The discrepancy between the two accounts has not been resolved.
Earlier still, on October 4, Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office dispatch was notified of a victim with a gunshot wound at a local hospital, and deputies determined that incident had occurred in the area of Brooks Boulevard in the Grundy Cooper subdivision, according to the same source's earlier report. The subdivision has also seen deadly violence this year: two people were arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the neighborhood on July 4, as previously reported by KALB.
Investigation Continues
No arrests or suspect information have been released in connection with Tuesday night's shooting on Skye Street. The sheriff's office has not said whether the two most recent shootings are connected, and detectives continue to gather evidence as the investigation unfolds.
