Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Jan 03, 2010

Phone: (318) 525-5066 Fax: (318) 673-6933

Contact: Cpl. Bill Goodin, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Suspect wanted for home invasion surrenders

A local man wanted by Shreveport Police detectives in connection with a home invasion that occurred last week has surrendered to authorities.

Back on December 29, 2009, at approximately 10:47 a.m., Shreveport Police patrol officers were dispatched to the 100 block of W. 79^th St. relative to a battery call. As officers were enroute to the call, police dispatchers received updated information that someone had been shot at that location. Upon arrival, officers discovered 18 year old Jeremy Bell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Bell was pronounced deceased at the scene. Officers also found Martin Gobert there suffering from what appeared to be blunt force trauma wounds to his head and upper body. Gobert was transported to LSUHSC by the Shreveport Fire Department with non-life-threatening wounds.

Upon investigation, detectives learned that a man identified as Jerome Hughes knocked on the door of the residence there on W. 79^th St. and when Gobert opened the door for him, Jeremy Bell, who was apparently hiding behind Hughes, forced his way in the home armed with an assault style rifle. Investigators believe Jeremy Bell began to beat Martin Gobert with the rifle as part of an attempt to rob him. During the course of this altercation, Martin Gobert was able to gain control of the firearm and shot Jeremy Bell. Jerome Hughes fled the scene of the crime in what has been described a s a 1980’s model Chevrolet Caprice, sky blue in color with a dark blue rag top. Detectives subsequently obtained a warrant for the arrest of Jerome Hughes charging him with one count of home invasion.

Just a few minutes after 10:00 a.m. this morning, 23 year old Jerome Hughes of the 200 block of E. Gregg in Shreveport surrendered to police at the Shreveport Police Complex. He has been booked into the Shreveport City Jail on the home invasion warrant and investigators are interviewing him at this time. Hughes’ bond is set at $250,000.

-spd-

View all SPD press releases at www.shreveportla.gov