Posted by Kromey at 12:18pm Mar 12 '10Home invasion: Suspect caught, dead youth ID'd
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a home invasion and the coroner has identiifed[sic] the 15-year-old who was killed while invading the home.
At about 10 p.m. today, Shreveport police arrested Jeremy Rachal, 18, of the 6200 block of South Crest Drive in Shreveport, on a charge of home invasion, according to Sgt. Bill Goodin, police spokesman.
Dr. Todd Thoma identified the 15-year-old as Gregory N. Graham.
Graham apparently participated in the home invasion at Billy Mayweather's house in the 6000 block of Fox Chase Trail.
When the 62-year-old's son, Brandon Mayweather, 31, came by the house shortly after 11 p.m. to check on him, Graham opened fire on Brandon Mayweather, according to police.
But Brandon Mayweather was also armed and returned fire, shooting the 15-year-old twice in the torso and once in an arm. Graham was pronounced dead at LSU Hospital in Shreveport.
Police say Brandon Mayweather, who was accompanied by his mother, was checking up on his father when he stumbled in upon the home invasion. Neither he or his mother live with Billy Mayweather.
By the time they'd arrived, Billy Mayweather had already been awoken by two males as they were restraining his hands and feet with duct tape.
Goodin called this method of restraining the home owner an anomaly â other than a home invasion in Benton during which three intruders used the same variety of extra-strength tape to immobilize the 68-year-old homeowner while they robbed her of her safe just after midnight Feb. 24.
Two guns suspected to be those used in the shoot-out between Brandon Mayweather and Graham were seized.
Anyone who has information should call Shreveport police Detective Lowell Bowen at (318) 673-7016 or Shreveport-Caddo Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373.
Yeah, no reason at all to be armed within a city.
Re: because terrorists could strike at any moment!! - Kromey