Double shooting nets two arrests last week

A shooting on Beale Street has led to two arrests and multiple charges after a weeklong investigation by the Monroe Police Department and the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.

According to police reports, officers responded to a call about gunfire in the Beale Street area on October 1, 2025. When they arrived, they located a gunshot victim at Ester Circle Drive who had been shot once in the buttocks. The victim was transported to St. Francis Medical Center for emergency surgery.

Officers at the scene followed a blood trail back toward Beale Street, where they recovered three spent .40-caliber shell casings, one spent 9mm Hornady casing, and a single blue latex glove. Sh…

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