Crime
Shreveport Police Investigating Fatal Shooting of Music Artist YG Metree in Southern Hills Neighborhood
SHREVEPORT, LA – Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of local music artist YG Metree, who was gunned down early Tuesday morning in the Southern Hills neighborhood.
The Shreveport Police Department (SPD) responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 5:40 a.m. on February 25.
Officers arrived at the scene in the 2600 block of Wren Court, where they discovered a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim, believed to be in his 30s, was leaving for work when an unknown assailant opened fire through the driver’s side door of his vehicle.
He sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
At this time, authorities have not determined whether the suspect approached the victim on foot or from a vehicle.
No further information regarding the shooter has been released, and investigators are actively pursuing leads.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Shreveport Police Department or Crime Stoppers.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.