Sheddrick Jackson, 42, a Black man from Shreveport, Louisiana, was caught in a burst of gunfire on the afternoon of July 29, 2018, when violence erupted near the intersection of Jewella Avenue and Jackson Street. Police were called to the area shortly after 4:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting, and what they found suggested the chaos had unfolded in seconds: an adult and a juvenile wounded by bullets, both rushed away for emergency care.
Investigators pieced together a grim chain of
events. A teenager and another person had been walking along Jewella Avenue near Jackson Street when multiple shots rang out, striking the juvenile. At nearly the same moment, Jackson was driving eastbound on Jackson Street and was hit while still behind the wheel, an unsuspecting passerby pulled into the line of fire. Detectives later concluded he was not the intended target, a man who happened to arrive at the wrong place during the worst possible moment.
Both victims were transported to University Health, but Jackson did not survive. As his death settled over the case, detectives from violent crimes and crime scene units began the slow work that follows sudden gunfire—securing the scene, collecting evidence, and tracking down witnesses who might have seen the shooter or the direction the shots came from.
Over time, the investigation focused on a suspect: 17-year-old Kadarius Jenkins of Shreveport, identified through evidence and witness statements as the alleged shooter. On September 5, 2018, investigators obtained warrants charging Jenkins with attempted second-degree murder, with bond set at $250,000. After he was apprehended, authorities upgraded the case against him, charging him with second-degree murder in connection with Jackson’s death.
