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Category: Murders

81 year old to face execution for death of six year old son

February 13, 2025February 20, 2025 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

A DeSoto Parish judge has scheduled the execution of Christopher Sepulvado, an 81-year-old death row inmate convicted of murdering his 6-year-old stepson in 1992. The execution date was set for March 17, following Governor Jeff Landry’s recent announcement of protocols…

Christopher Sepulvado, execution, Murder

Son charged with murder of father, services set

December 5, 2024December 18, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

Police are investigating the death of Demetrius “Tony” DeBurr who was allegedly killed on Friday, November 29th in the King Oaks subdivision. His son, Daniel Edward Lee DeBurr, 26, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder of his father.…

Daniel DeBurr, Demetrius DeBurr, murder charge

Shooter arrested: 7 attempted murders, same day in two places

August 15, 2024September 19, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

Jamarion J. Godfrey, a 17-year-old resident of Richwood, Louisiana, has been arrested twice in August 2024 on multiple gun violence charges including four for attempted murders, with as many as three attempted murder charges pending. Reportedly, three of the victims…

attempted murder charges, Burg Jones Lane, Jamarion J. Godfrey, Kingsway shooting

Murders continue after 22 year-old killed on Gayton Street

May 23, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

Antavian Tyrique Rucks, a 22-year-old resident of Monroe, was fatally shot while reportedly attending a May 19th graduation party on Gayton Street. The incident, which attracted dozens of attendees, is the latest in a series of shootings and murders that…

Antavian Rucks

Shootings, another murder continue; Muhammad calls for peace

May 2, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Crime, Murders

On April 30, 2024, at approximately 1:54 AM, the Monroe Police Department responded to a shooting incident at Parkview Apartments on Richwood Road #2. Detectives found three victims at the scene, all suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims were immediately…

Brandon Hubbard, Daniel Walker, Foster Heights, Parkview Apartments

Funerals set for victims of double murder

April 18, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

Monroe Police Department is actively investigating an incident involving gunfire at a residence on South 6th Street Tuesday, the site of a double homicide that occurred just three days prior. No injuries were reported from Tuesday’s gunfire, and no suspects…

Dominic Dickens, double murder, Johntae Lee, Monroe Louisiana, Southside

Haynes arrested in Southside murder-kidnapping incident

March 7, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

On March 4, 2024, Monroe Police Department arrested Kevontay Haynes, a suspect in last month’s murder of a Southside woman. Haynes was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, and illegal firearm possession. Haynes, a convicted felon, was implicated in a…

Kevontay Haynes, kidnapping incident

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