Woman arrested after fatally stabbing man

Shreveport Police investigators arrested a Shreveport woman who fatally stabbed a local man Tuesday afternoon in west Shreveport.

Just after 5:30 p.m. on July 28, Shreveport Police patrol officers were called to a home in the 5600 block of Kennedy Drive in response to an alleged stabbing. Upon arrival, officers learned an adult male victim had been stabbed once in the upper body, apparently at the hands of a female suspect known to him, said SPD spokesperson Marcus Hines.

According to Hines, the man, whose name has not been released pending official notification by next of kin, succumbed to his injuries shortly after his transport to University Health Shreveport.

Shreveport Police Violent Crimes detectives responded to the scene of the crime, launching an immediate investigation. Information gathered suggests the victim and the alleged suspect were arguing at the residence when the altercation turned physically violent. During their argument, the suspect reportedly armed herself with a knife and stabbed the victim, said Hines.

Shreveport Police patrol officers were given a description of the suspect and the car allegedly driven by the suspect, who was taken into police custody a short time later at a home in the 3000 block of Midway Avenue. Police detained Doris Hightower, 30, for her alleged role in the incident. Police also recovered the weapon believed used in the stabbing inside the Midway Avenue home.

Hightower was transported to Shreveport Police headquarters where she was interviewed by investigators, following subsequent interviews, Hightower was arrested and charged with a single count of second degree murder. Hightower was booked into the Shreveport City Jail.