Miles Jay Oliver

The Shreveport Times

A deadly exchange of gunfire claimed the life of one man and left two others injured in Shreveport's MLK neighborhood.

Shreveport police responded to the report of a shooting in the 1900 block of Legardy Street at 8:20 p.m Monday.

Officers discovered Michael L. Hamilton, 55, of Shreveport, had been shot and killed at the scene. Two other men who were present during the incident had been taken to area hospitals for treatment prior to arrival of police. The men were later identified as Erion Hamilton, 33, and Zackery T. Winn, 24, both of Shreveport. Hamilton suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the head and Winn suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg. Both are expected to recover.

Police say the incident began when three men arrived in a stolen Ford pickup truck and began a verbal altercation — which led to an exchange of gunfire — with people standing in the front yard of a nearby home. Investigators believe Michael Hamilton was shot while standing in another yard in the midst of the gunfire and that Erion Hamilton and Winn were injured during the same exchange of gunfire.

At present, police are trying to determine the extent — if any — of the involvement of the three victims in the incident. The three men who arrived in the stolen pickup fled the scene, but left the truck behind. Multiple shell casings were recovered, but no weapons were seized.

The investigation is ongoing.