Toddler dies after being shot in head; suspect in custody

Emily Enfinger | Shreveport Times

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A toddler has died after being shot in the head and her 22-year-old father was injured Friday night after the vehicle they occupied came under gunfire while turning into an apartment complex, according to the Shreveport Police Department.

Kynsley Robinson, 2, of Shreveport, died just after 1 a.m. Saturday at LSU Health while being treated, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office.

Saturday morning, police announced they were searching for 19-year-old Ta’Darius Upshaw on aggravated assault with a firearm with a bond of $750,000 in connection with the incident and that additional charges were forthcoming.

Upshaw was arrested around 2 p.m. Saturday after he surrendered to authorities and was booked into the Shreveport City Jail just before 3 p.m. on second-degree murder and aggravated assault with firearm charges.

At around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Shreveport police went to Linwood Homes apartments, located in the 7200 block of Bernstein Avenue, on the report of a shooting.

The toddler suffered a gunshot wound to the head and her father, Roderick Robinson, was shot in the lower left leg.

Both were taken to Ochsner-LSU Health for treatment.

The two were occupying a vehicle when it was shot, Shreveport police Cpl. Marcus Hines told The Times late Friday.

“The car turned into the apartment complex and it came under fire just before it turned into the apartment complex,” Hines said.

Police believe the vehicle was also occupied by a second male, police said Friday.

Anyone with information on the shooting can provide police tips by calling Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373. Tips can also be made by using the website, lockemup.org.

This report will be updated.

Emily Enfinger is the breaking news reporter for The Shreveport Times, covering crime and court. Follow her on Twitter at @EmilyEnfinger.

Have a news tip? Email Emily at eenfinger@gannett.com.