The 15 YO fatally shot Friday night in the stadium parking lot during Bogalusa High School’s homecoming football game was identified Monday as Jerry Smith from Covington.
Bogalusa Police chief Kendall Bullen said investigators believe 15-20 shots were fired between the teen and a few others.
Bullen said his responding officers found Smith lying on the ground with a gunshot wound and a gun in his hand.
Police are hoping videos taken just minutes before the shooting will provide leads for investigators. Police asked for the public’s help in identifying three people seen in a video, described as persons of interest in the case.
Bullen said the dead teen was no stranger to his officers. He said there were multiple warrants out for Smith’s arrest.
Bullen said Friday’s homicide was the seventh this year in a town that has averaged two annually. And on Sunday night, he said his officers answered five calls for reports of gunshots fired.
