BOGALUSA, La. — The Bogalusa Police Department posted the photo of an 18-year-old wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a teen outside a high school basketball game on Jan. 11.
A 14-year-old boy was killed and a 13-year-old boy was wounded during the incident.
According to police, Jimmerious Smith is wanted on the following charges:
- Attempted second-degree murder
- Illegal use of weapons or dangerous instruments
- Aggravated criminal damage to property
- Possession of a firearm in a firearm-free zone
Four other suspects have been arrested in the investigation, 21-year-old JaMichael Spikes, 18-year-old Caleb Moss along with two teens, 16 and 17.
In August, three other teens shot at an apartment complex in Bogalusa in what police believed was a retaliatory attack.
During that investigation, police arrested Erin Zeno, 18; Daylon Jackson, 19; Sincere Gatlin, 18, and another 17-year-old following a chase that ended in St. Tammany Parish.
No word as to whether or not the two incidents are related.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can call BPD CID at 985-732-6238 or Crime Stoppers at 504-822-1111.
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