Memorial Dr, Shooting Juveniles Sought

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The alarm has sounded so many times, yet not being heard. Black people we are in serious trouble if we don’t help our Black Youth and young adults. Many organizations are doing all they can Greater New Free Gift Male Ministry, Newtown Community among others that are attempting save our youth before its too late. Monroe police officials recently announced the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in a shooting thar occurred on Memorial Drive. According to police reports, on June 12, 2024, a shooting had officers responding to the scene where they found an adult male victim suffering from the shooting on Memorial Drive in Monroe LA. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. During the course of their investigation, MPD asked the community for help on identifying the alleged shooters and their whereabouts. According to a news report from MPD, one of the alleged shooting suspects had been taken into custody. The suspect is said to be a juvenile who has been arrested on charges of Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Second-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile. In addition to announcing the arrest, MPD also identified three other suspects allegedly involved in the shooting. Arrest warrants have been obtained for Suspects Traquarrius Long and 15-year-old Arnaysia Smith for Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Second-Degree Murder. The third suspect is also a juvenile, is identified as Steven Miles 14, who is wanted for Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Second-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile. If you know the whereabouts of Arnaysia Smith, Steven Miles or Traquarrius Long call Monroe Police Department at 318.329.2600 or Crime Stoppers of North Delta at 318.388.2274(CASh). There is a B.A.L.M. in Monroe, a spiritual solution to a social problem. A B.A.L.M. in Monroe is a collaborative plan that every citizen, elected and appointed officials, clergy, and organizations can participate in to help improve the image of Monroe while inspiring at-risk males to take more responsibility for their actions and respect the lives of others - a balanced approach to lower the violent crime and murder rate in Monroe, LA. Praise God for law enforcement.