Incident

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10-21-2023 Louisiana Monroe 6-2

Location

October 21, 2023

3100 block of Renwick St
Monroe, Louisiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Dontavius Wilson
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Devontez Wheeler
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Joshua L Smiley
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
House party / Block Party / Park Party
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Mass shooting at high school house/block party: one dead, five wounded.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.ksla.com/2023/10/22/14-year-old-killed-shooting-near-renwick-street-monroe/

URL: https://www.monroefreepress.com/homecoming-block-party-leaves-1-dead-five-wounded-2/

URL: https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/ouachita-parish/suspect-in-the-monroe-fatal-shooting-that-claimed-the-life-of-a-14-year-old-boy-has-been-arrested-police-confirm/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 34
State House District: 16