Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Jan 11, 2010

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

Contact: Cpl. Bill Goodin, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Victim wounded, suspect killed during home invasion

Shreveport Police detectives are investigating the city’s first homicide after a man was shot and killed while allegedly committing a home invasion.

At approximately 10:09 p.m. last night, Shreveport Police patrol officers were dispatched to the 5700 block of Sussex St. relative to a home invasion call. Upon arrival, officers discovered 29 year old Willie Lee Baker suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and 22 year old Joseph Taylor suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Both Baker and Taylor were transported to LSUHSC by the Shreveport Fire Department where Taylor was pronounced deceased and Baker was treated for what has been described as a non-life-threatening injury.

Detectives have learned that Joseph Taylor and an unidentified accomplice entered Baker’s residence armed with a handgun and threatened to kill a female victim and a juvenile victim who were in the home. Taylor and the other suspect began to ransack the home and fired shots in an apparent attempt to intimidate the victims. During the course of the robbery, Willie Lee Baker arrived home and was confronted by the suspects. Baker advised investigators that Taylor shot him in the leg and then a physical altercation ensued during which Baker was able to gain control of the weapon. Baker then shot Taylor.

Detectives are working at this time to identify and apprehend the second suspect. Anyone with any information regarding this case is urged to call Shreveport Police Detective Shawn Hinderberger at 318-673-6955 or Shreveport-Caddo Parish Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373.

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