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Alexandria, LA (3/9/2023) – As parents were picking up children from Brame Jr. High and Cherokee Elementary, the Alexandria Police Department (APD) was investigating a shooting that occurred this afternoon on Gus Kaplan Drive to Prescott Road.
At approximately 03:36 PM, the Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to the 1900 block of Gus Kaplan Drive about reports of gunshots being fired in the area. Upon Officers’ arrival, they interviewed witnesses and determined the occupants of two vehicles were shooting at each other while driving on Gus Kaplan Drive. An 11-year-old male, while sitting in a vehicle near where the shooting was taking place, was struck in the shoulder. He was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for his non-life-threatening injury.
Alexandria Detectives collected evidence from the location and secured photographs of the two suspect vehicles, along with a photograph of another vehicle of interest.
This is currently an ongoing investigation.
If anyone has any information about this incident, or any other type crimes in the Alexandria area, please contact the Alexandria Police Detective Division at phone number (318) 441-6416, or APD Dispatch (318) 441-6559.
For a cash reward, call Crime Stoppers of Cenla at (318) 443-7867. The Crime Stoppers P3 Tipster App can also be downloaded to leave tips and get a claim number for a cash reward at www.p3tips.com/community/mobile/
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