3 wounded, 1 dead in shooting

By: Melissa Gregory

Natchitoches, LA  Four people have been shot, one fatally, in Natchitoches, according to police.

Natchitoches Police Department officers responded to the shooting just before midnight Tuesday at the dead-end of Caspari Street, which is off University Parkway. One victim had suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office.

That victim has been identified as 57-year-old Ronald G. Green, according to a release.

The other three had been taken to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle. Two had been shot in the abdomen, while the third had been shot in the back of the neck, it reads.

All the victims were male. Their current conditions are not known, according to the release.

“In addition, the names of all three victims are being withheld at this time due to the nature of the investigation,” it reads.

The shootings remain under investigation. The department asks anyone with information to contact it at 318-352-8101 or Detective Sgt. William Connell at 318-238-3911.

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