Coroner identifies 2 people killed in triple shooting on Rainbow Drive

Published: Feb. 26, 2023 at 3:17 PM CST|Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Two Shreveport men are dead after a triple shooting on Rainbow Drive in Shreveport.

Carvarion L. Brown, 22, died at the scene at 1:36 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26. Jaeden D. Williams, 23, was taken to Ochsner LSU Health, the Shreveport hospital where he died at 3 p.m. the same day, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office.

Shreveport police officers were called out to the 700 block of Rainbow Drive about reports of a shooting about 1:20 p.m. There they found a crashed, dark-colored Dodge Charger that had been hit by gunfire multiple times. Inside, officers found three people who had been shot; one was dead.

The gunman reportedly used a rifle and was in a gray Chevrolet Camaro, which later was found abandoned at East 65th Street at Henderson Avenue, according to the major incident report.

Shreveport police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred about 1:20 p.m. Feb. 26 on...
Shreveport police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred about 1:20 p.m. Feb. 26 on Rainbow Drive.(Source: Cody Jennings/KSLA News 12)

The third victim is expected to recover, police say.

Williams’ and Brown’s deaths mark the 14th and 15th homicides in Shreveport and Caddo Parish in 2023.

Carvarion L. Brown, 22, died at the scene and Jaeden D. Williams, 23, was taken to Ochsner LSU Health, the Shreveport hospital where he later died.

The investigation into the triple shooting is ongoing. Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 318-673-7300 #3. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373.

Shreveport police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred about 1:20 p.m. Feb. 26 on...
Shreveport police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred about 1:20 p.m. Feb. 26 on Rainbow Drive.(Source: Cody Jennings/KSLA News 12)

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