Victim identified in North Hearne hit-and-run; description of SUV involved released

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Police in Shreveport are looking for the person responsible for fatally hitting a pedestrian with their vehicle, then leaving the scene.

On Sunday, Feb. 26 around 12:15 a.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of North Hearne Avenue about a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle. When officers got there, they found a male lying in the southbound lanes of the road. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office identified the man as Mitchell Frieson, 21. Officials say he was walking across the highway when he was struck by a vehicle that didn’t stop.

Police are looking for a tan or light grey 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe with possible front-end damage. The SUV was last seen headed south on North Hearne at Hilry Huckaby Avenue. Anyone with information about the vehicle should call SPD at 318-673-7300 #3, or call Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373.