Drive by Shooter Captured

A previous shooting suspect was finally arrested on Monday, December 20, 2021 according to reports made by police. On August 1, 2021, two juveniles were shot during a drive-by shooting on South Second and Linderman Ave. in West Monroe, LA. The victims told law enforcement that someone in a silver SUV had attacked them. Police found the wrecked and abandoned SUV on South 1st St. near a railroad bridge. Police located the vehicle's owner and arrested suspect Jaleesa Parker, 27, of Monroe, LA. Although witnesses claimed to see another passenger in the SUV, the suspect admitted being in the area at the time of the shooting but claimed no one else was in the vehicle. In searching the vehicle, police located several rounds of ammunition, the same color also found at the scene of the shooting. The suspect was charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Failure to Appear. There are three sides to every story. This was one side of this story. The Monroe Dispatch welcomes another or the other side of this story.