Alexandria, LA (2/8/2023) – Alexandria Police Department (APD) confirms the suspect involved in a homicide that occurred recently in Alexandria was arrested today in Baton Rouge.
On January 20th, at approximately 01:22 AM, the Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to 12th Street and Magnolia Street about someone being shot. Upon Officers’ arrival, they discovered a 34-year-old male, Alfred Jerome King, from Alexandria, LA, had been shot and was lying on the ground in front of the apartments in the 500 block of Magnolia Street. Medical personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Alexandria Detectives determined the shooter’s identity as 45-year-old Desmond Lamonte Clowers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A warrant was secured for his arrest for one count of 2nd-Degree Murder.
At approximately 09:00 AM this morning, Alexandria Detectives received official notification that the suspect had been arrested in Baton Rouge, LA, on APD’s warrant for one count of 2nd-Degree Murder, as well as other outstanding local warrants. He will be extradited to Alexandria at a later date.
The Alexandria Police Department would like to thank the Louisiana State Police, the Baton Rouge Police Department, the Georgia State Police, the Cobb County Georgia Sheriff’s Office, the US Marshals’ Violent Offender Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their help in helping investigate and locate the suspect.
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 the phone number (318) 441-6416 or APD Dispatch at (318) 441-6559.
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