Body found in car in parking lot on Old Minden Road; suspect arrested

Bossier City, La. (KSLA) - Officials with the Bossier City Police Department (BCPD) are investigating after a body was found in a car.

On Thursday, May 25, BCPD responded to the 1700 block of Old Minden Road in the parking lot of PEG & Co Fine Jewelry near Ralph & Kacoo’s.

A man was found by a local business owner at around 4 a.m. According to officials, the man was found to have suffered from several lacerations. The victim was identified as 33-year-old Jarakeen Williams.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the victim had been involved in an altercation on the 1000 block of Princeton Ave. in the Central Park neighborhood. Detectives believe that Williams was mortally wounded in the altercation and then fled the immediate area. He collapsed and died in the nearby shopping center.

None of the stores in Bossier Crossroads had any connection to the victim or the murder.

Evidence led BCPD to the alleged suspect in the incident, Wilmer Alexander Ordonez Galeas, a 25-year-old. A warrant was obtained for the arrest of Galeas on the charge of second-degree murder. He was arrested and booked into the Bossier City Jail with a $1,000,000 bond.

This is a developing story. Stay with KSLA News 12 for updates.

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