A Shreveport teen shot and mortally wounded in the Werner Park neighborhood Tuesday, May 27, has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s office.

 

Kevin R. Ester, 15, was shot just after 8:20pm in the 3100 block of Parkhurst Street, near Prentiss Avenue. He was transported to Ochsner LSU Health hospital, where he succumbed at 5:40am Wednesday, May 28.

 

The death is the 15th homicide in Shreveport in 2025. It remains under investigation by the Shreveport Police Department, to which further inquiries should be directed.

 

An autopsy was ordered.