Two early morning shootings: Man killed, woman injured

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A man was killed and a woman was injured early Monday morning in Shreveport.

The first shooting happened around 2:15 a.m. in the 3000 block of Woodford Street. Authorities found a man in his 30s with multiple gunshot wounds.

The second shooting, where the woman was shot in her leg, was reported from the 700 block of Melrose Street a short time later.

The victim has not been identified at this time.

Cpl. Marcus Hines, with the Shreveport Police Department, says the incidents are related.

Shreveport police are working two shootings this morning. Cpl. Marcus Hines has confirmed to me that both shootings are connected to each other. The first took place on Woodford Street which left a man dead, and the second on Melrose Street. @KSLA pic.twitter.com/9Sj7geURyk
— Maranda Whittington (@mwhittingtontv) May 18, 2020