Staff Report

Update, Jan. 25, 9:35 a.m.: The victim in Saturday’s fatal stabbing is identified as Zechariah Casagranda, age 34. He resided in Bossier City.

Update: Detectives with Bossier City Police's violent crimes unit have arrested Benjamin William Shaw, 21, of Killeen, Texas on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the overnight fatal stabbing in the Rockin Rodeo parking lot.

The victim was 34-years of age and a member of the United States Air Force assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base. His name is being withheld until BAFB personnel have notified Bossier City police that all notifications of his next of kin have been made.

Original Story: Bossier City Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing that happened overnight in the parking lot of a local night club.

Bossier City police and fire department personnel were called to the Rockin Rodeo in the 1000 block of Gould Drive around 2 a.m. Saturday in reference to a man who'd been stabbed during an altercation involving two groups of men in the rear parking lot of the business, said BCPD spokesman Mark Natale.

The victim was taken to University Hospital in Shreveport by BCFD ambulance where he was pronounced dead. His name is not being released at this time pending notification of his family.

The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this point.

Anyone with information that can help detectives solve this case is asked to contact Bossier Crime Stoppers at (318) 424-4100.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.