In the late summer of 2019, a heart-wrenching tragedy struck the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, with the death of two-week-old Queen Caliyah Renae Dean. The infant, a female, was tragically killed on the evening of Saturday, August 3, 2019, the victim of a senseless act of violence. The Caddo Parish Coroner's office confirmed that the cause of her untimely death was a gunshot wound to the head.
The incident that claimed the life of the newborn occurred as a drive-by shooting. At the time of the shooting, Queen Caliyah Renae Dean was in a vehicle with her mother. The bullets that sprayed the car tragically found the innocent child. In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement officials, including the Shreveport Police Chief, publicly condemned the violent act and appealed to the community for any information that could lead to the capture of the person or persons responsible for the infant's death.
Despite the public outcry and the initial pleas from law enforcement for assistance in solving the heinous crime, information regarding any arrests or the identification of a suspect or suspects in the death of Queen Caliyah Renae Dean has not been publicly released. The case, which sent shockwaves through the Shreveport community, remains a painful and unresolved tragedy. The premature end to a life that had barely begun left a lasting scar on the city and a family mourning an unimaginable loss.
