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Shreveport council presses for cameras, lighting and earlier park closures after Ford Park shooting
Summary
Council members urged faster installation of cameras and lighting, discussed park closing times and park rangers, and pressed police for clearer deployment after a shooting at Ford Park that left a young person dead.
Councilwoman Taylor and other Shreveport City Council members at their June 10 meeting pressed the administration and police for faster action on park safety after a shooting at Ford Park during the previous evening’s holiday weekend events.
The council’s chair, Councilwoman Taylor, said she visited the scene and described it as “traumatic,” urging immediate deployment of equipment and staff the council already has funded. “Put the lights in the park. Put the cameras at the park like we asked. Put them there,” she said.
The city’s police chief, identified in the meeting as Chief Wayne, told the council that the department received the call at about 9:01 p.m.,…
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