SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CADDO PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE:

A Shreveport man was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday, October 2, in Caddo District Court, as well as an associated gun charge.

The seven-woman, five-man jury in District Judge John D. Mosely Jr.’s court unanimously determined that Fatonious Darell Ballard, 32, shot and killed Dwight Green, 29, at a barbecue grill near the intersection of Broadway and Cleveland avenues on February 18, 2024.

Before Ballard could flee, he was in turn shot in a leg by another individual. The jury also unanimously found Ballard guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Ballard will return to court October 21 for any post-trial motions. When he is sentenced, he faces at least five and up to 20

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