Dallas man arrested for alleged involvement in Natchitoches shooting

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KSLA) – The Dallas shooting suspect, a 42-year-old man, was found hiding in the back of a truck and arrested.

On August 9, at approximately 7:41 p.m., the Natchitoches Police Department (NPD) responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the 100 block of Martin Luther King Drive. Upon arrival, officers located the victim suffering from a gunshot wound.

Officers provided medical aid to the victim until first responders arrived. The victim was airlifted to a hospital in Caddo Parish for further treatment.

After speaking with several witnesses at the scene, this information led NPD to suspect that Aldrick Edwards, a 42-year-old from Dallas, Texas, was the suspect.

The Natchitoches Police Department arrested Aldrick Edwards on charges related to the Aug. 9 shooting.(Natchitoches Police Department)

Investigators received additional information from Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s deputies that Edwards may have fled to a residence in the parish. Deputies and detectives, along with a Red River Parish Sheriff’s K9 deputy, searched the property but did not find Edwards. A sighting was later reported on University Parkway, but he was gone when officers arrived.

Hours later, on August 10, at approximately 12:02 a.m., officers and crime scene units located Edwards in the 1400 block of Berry Avenue hiding in the bed of a pickup truck. He was arrested without incident.

Edwards was charged with attempted second-degree murder and booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center.

If you have additional information regarding this investigation, please contact Detective Davanta Stevenson at (318) 357-3817. Please remember that all information provided must remain confidential.