In the early hours of a Tuesday in October 2020, the quiet of a Shreveport, Louisiana neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to reports of shots fired just after midnight on October 6th, police discovered a grim scene in the 1500 block of Garden Street in the Allendale neighborhood. Near a vacant residence, three men lay dead, all victims of gunshot wounds. One of the deceased was Rodney Bryant, a 58-year-old male from Shreveport.
The other victims were identified as 55-year-old David Savore and 54-year-old Carl Pratt. The violent deaths of the three men prompted an immediate and intensive investigation by Shreveport Police homicide detectives. For a week, investigators worked to piece together the events that led to the triple homicide.
Their efforts, aided by a tip from Caddo Shreveport Crime Stoppers, led them to a suspect. On October 16, 2020, an arrest warrant was issued for Tobias Williams, born on April 29, 1980, charging him with three counts of second-degree murder. With a bond set at $2,250,000, Williams surrendered to the Shreveport Police. Following interviews with detectives, he was booked into the Shreveport City Jail. At the time of his arrest, police indicated that more arrests were anticipated and that the investigation was ongoing.
Court records from subsequent years confirm Tobias Williams's 2020 arrest for three counts of second-degree murder. While these documents detail Williams's extensive criminal history and a separate conviction for aggravated flight from an officer, which resulted in a life sentence as a habitual offender, they do not provide a final resolution on the triple murder charges. Information regarding a trial, potential conviction, or sentencing for the deaths of Rodney Bryant, David Savore, and Carl Pratt is not publicly available. It is also unclear if any other suspects were ever arrested in connection with the case.
