Fourth person arrested in Shell Station shooting

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A fourth man has been booked in connection with an October shooting that happened at the Shell Station on West Laurel.
McKenzie Simmons, 21, of Kinder, turned himself in on Sunday and was booked with attempted first degree murder and firearms violations.
He’s the fourth person booked in connection with the October 26 shooting that happened at the Shell Station.
On prior arrests reported, the news release stated, Jamarr L. Ross, 24 of Eunice, was arrested after tips submitted to Crime Stoppers.
A man who was wounded in the shooting, De’Vidre Domal Doyle, 19, of the 500 block of Fred Street, was arrested Nov. 8. Doyle has charged with attempted first-degree murder.
Police stated the shooting unfolded as a small white vehicle with three persons inside drove up to front (south side) of the building and parked. The trio went inside the station.
About two to three minutes later a white, four-door Ford Crown Victoria or Mercury Marquis arrived and the north side of the station.
Two individuals exited the Shell station and approved the second white vehicle and it appeared from a surveillance video that a conversation started.
But a back door of the car opened a gunfire started.
One of the subjects outside the car went back into the Shell station and could be seen on video with a weapon.
The other person walked around the front of car and fell down then got into the backseat of the car and it drove away.
Three subjects walked to the smaller car and left, eventually turning on U.S. 190.
Anyone with information about the crime, is asked to call 337-948-TIPS or tip online at stlandrycrimestoppers.com. All calls are anonymous and could earn up to a $1,000 cash reward. Tips can also be submitted on the P3 app.