Maya Lau

maya.lau@shreveporttimes.com

One of the teens injured by gunfire was arrested, and another teenager emerged as a victim in a downtown Shreveport shooting Friday morning that killed one man and wounded at least three.

The 16-year-old boy found shot in the ankle in a parking lot on the northwest corner of Spring Street and Lake Street now faces a charge of illegal use of a weapon and one count of possession of a stolen firearm. A 17-year-old boy, who came to the attention of authorities while being treated at Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center for a gunshot wound to the thigh around 6 p.m. Friday, some 17 hours after shooting, is thought to be the third survivor of the crime.

Robert Swenson, 52, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, was killed by a stray bullet in the parking lot of the Best Western Chateau Suite Hotel in the 200 block of Lake Street. Apparently an innocent bystander, he died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

Police also discovered a 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the buttocks in the Best Western lot, just after finding the 16-year-old who faces charges for allegedly firing from a handgun, which was recovered from the scene.

The juveniles' injuries are considered non-life-threatening.

The shooting happened just before 12:37 a.m., after arguing revelers were kicked out of a Christmas party in the Holiday Inn in the 100 block of Lake Street. Two off-duty uniformed Shreveport Police officers, along with a handful of private security staff — all of whom were working at the event — escorted some of the partygoers off the premises.

Sometime later, a crowd apparently gathered in the parking lot across Spring Street from the Holiday Inn. Officers reported hearing gunshots as they responded to the situation.

Police are still working to verify whether the shooting was indeed linked to the group asked to leave the Holiday Inn. There is nothing to indicate Swenson had any connection to the Christmas party, or to the teenagers who were shot, said SPD spokesman Bill Goodin.

Employees of both Best Western and Holiday Inn declined to speak about the shooting.

It's unknown how many gunmen were involved. Goodin said investigators recovered spent cartridges from more than one type of firearm at the scene. In addition to the handgun, authorities recovered another firearm as well as a Dodge vehicle they believe was used in the crime.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting should contact Shreveport-Caddo Parish Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373 or visit the organization's website.

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