Richard Sharkey

rsharkey@thetowntalk.com, (318) 487-6490

A woman is accused of shooting her nephew to death during an altercation at a mobile home near Natchitoches, according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Victor Jones Jr.

Crystal Renee Bremsy, 31, of the 100 block of Kinston Drive, Natchitoches, is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of Justin D. Davis, 23, of 1744 Johnson Chute Road near Natchitoches, the sheriff reported in a news release.

Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Natchitoches Parish sheriff’s deputies found Davis lying on the floor near the front door of his mobile home, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest.

Davis was pronounced dead by the Coroner’s Office, and his body was sent for an autopsy.

A witness had called the NPSO 911 Center with a description of the suspect and the suspect’s vehicle, authorities said. Deputies, while responding to the scene, intercepted and stopped the suspect’s vehicle during a traffic stop near Natchitoches.

Bremsy was taken into custody and transported to the sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division. Chief Investigator Greg Dunn said detectives spent much of Thursday evening processing the crime scene, gathering evidence, and interviewing the suspect and witnesses.

As a result of the investigation, Bremsy was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center at 8:17 p.m. Thursday on the second-degree murder charge. No bond has been set.

The gun believed to have been used in the shooting has been recovered, officials said.

Those who had responded to the scene of the shooting included detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, Natchitoches Parish District Attorney’s Office, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS paramedics and the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office.

Also assisting in the investigation were agents assigned to the Natchitoches Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.

The case is being investigated by Detective Jonathan Byles, assisted by Assistant Chief of Investigations Reginald Turner and Detective Darrel Winder.