Shreveport authorities arrest murder suspect and hit-and-run driver

Authorities in Shreveport have apprehended two individuals in connection with separate violent incidents.

U.S. Marshals and Shreveport Police arrested Corddarrylin White in connection with a September shooting at a Shell gas station on Jewella Avenue. White faces charges of one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder after one victim died from gunshot wounds during the incident.

In a separate incident, Shreveport Police arrested 56-year-old Jose Ernesto Desantos following a fatal hit-and-run on Mansfield Road. Investigators determined that a pedestrian was struck while attempting to cross the road from an apartment complex. Desantos, who was linked to a black 2006 Mitsubishi Endeavor found at a local residence, has been charged with felony hit-and-run driving, driving without a license, and driving without insurance.