Shreveport, Louisiana



From the Shreveport Times of August 2, 2004

Man hit by gunfire after reportedly stealing bike



35-year-old Shreveport man was shot Saturday after he reportedly stole a bike from a home in the 4400 block of Lakeshore Drive, police said.



Reginald Young of the 1800 block of Nicholson Street was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on charges of simple burglary.



After Young allegedly stole the bike, the owner caught up to him in the 4400 block of Fairway Drive about 8 p.m. A scuffle broke out and a gun went off; Young was hit in the upper left shoulder, police said.



Young was taken to LSU Hospital in Shreveport. He was charged after his release, police said. Police would not release the name of the victim.



Young was also charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on an outstanding warrant.