Alexandria, LA (3/13/2023) – The Alexandria Police Department (APD) arrested a man for the shooting that occurred last week on Sunset Drive.
At approximately 03:08 AM, on March 8th, the Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to a location on England Drive about a shooting that occurred minutes before on Sunset Drive, Alexandria, LA. Upon Officers’ arrival, they interviewed a 21-year-old female from Alexandria, LA, who stated her vehicle was struck by gunfire while at the apartments on Sunset Drive. She suffered a minor, non-life-threatening injury from flying debris and was treated at the scene by a local ambulance.
Upon further investigation, Alexandria Detectives identified one of the suspects and secured a warrant for his arrest for one count of Illegal Use of a Weapon. Today, Alexandria Detectives served a search warrant on Sunset Drive and arrested 21-year-old male Rishard Nelson, from Alexandria, LA, for one count of Illegal Use of a Weapon. He was also arrested for one count of Possession of a Firearm with CDS, one count of Possession of CDS-IV, and one 1-Count of Possession of Marijuana.
This is currently an ongoing investigation.
If anyone has any information about this incident or any other type of crime in the Alexandria area, please contact the Alexandria Police Detective Division at (318) 441-6416 or APD Dispatch at (318) 441-6559.
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