Shreveport police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 8300 block of Harding Street on Sept. 23 just before 10pm. Upon arrival, officers located 17-year-old Victor Samuels, who had sustained gunshot injuries. Samuels was transported to a local hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.

Detectives with the Shreveport Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit determined that Samuels had been involved in an exchange of gunfire with another male. Through the course of their investigation, detectives identified a suspect in connection with the homicide.

On Sept. 25, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force, investigators arrested 17-year-old Kamarion Young. Young has been charged with one count of Second-Degree Murder and booked into the Shreveport City Jail.

The investigation remains ongoing.