Press Releases

Weekend Investigations

(Alexandria, Louisiana) On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 12:40 A.M. the Alexandria Police Department responded to a call for service to assist Acadian Ambulance with a deceased person at Dallas Avenue and Cypress Street. Upon investigation the body of a thirty-year-old white male was identified. There were no apparent signs of foul play and an autopsy is pending. The identity of the deceased cannot be released pending notification of next of kin.

This is an ongoing investigation.

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 10:39 P.M. the Alexandria Police responded to a report of someone being shot at Levin Street and Chester Street. Responding officers located a victim who suffered a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.

This is an ongoing investigation.

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 11:13 P.M. the Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to the 500 block of Avoyelles Drive in reference to shots fired. When officers arrived, the body of a 19-year-old black male was found deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim has been identified as Dontravius Williams of Alexandria La.

This is an ongoing investigation.

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 02:10 a.m., in reference to several gunshots being fired, the Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to 1303 Windsor Street, a local bar doing business as the Bayview Yacht Club. A seventeen-year-old victim had been hit by gunfire and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was treated at a local hospital.

  • The initial investigation yielded two arrests.
  • Further charges and arrests are pending.
  • Weapons were confiscated and removed from the scene. A determination will be made about the weapons and involvement in past events, if possible. There were a total of five guns seized by the Alexandria Police Department in connection with this case.

Jaheim Johnson is an Alexandria twenty-one-year-old, who was arrested and charged with one count of Illegal Use of a Weapon or Dangerous Instrumentalities.

Arcadious Jackson, an Alexandria twenty-three-year-old, also was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of CDS I.

This is currently an ongoing investigation.

If anyone has any information regarding any of these incidents or any other type of crime in the Alexandria area, please contact the Alexandria Police Detective Division at the phone number 318-441-6416 or APD dispatch at 318-441-6559.

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Contact (City of Alexandria): Michael Caffery—318.449.5000 or APD, Robert Distefano