SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – According to dispatch records, more than 70 first responders were called to the scene of a standoff Monday morning with an armed man inside a home.
First responders arrived at the scene on Crooked Creek Dr. and Flournoy Lucas Rd. in the Southern Hills neighborhood just before 7:00 a.m. Police say what began as a domestic dispute escalated into a hostage situation. According to authorities a man was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening wounds.
KTAL staff at the scene say someone inside the home was communicating with police. They say five to six large caliber rounds were fired around 7:00 a.m. Around five to eight minutes later more large caliber rounds and smaller caliber rounds were fired off simultaneously.
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Bearcat breaches garage suring Shreveport armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
SWAT at standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood 
People at the scene of an armed standoff in Shreveport (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
People at the scene of an armed standoff in Shreveport (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
People at the scene of an armed standoff in Shreveport (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
First responders on the scene of armed standoff in Shreveport’s Southern Hills neighborhood (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff)
Police blocked entrances and exits to the home, and Bossier City SWAT arrived on the scene around 8:23 a.m. Shortly after crews at the scene heard more gunfire. As of 10:22 a.m., the man was still firing off rounds. He barricaded himself inside the home while holding victims hostage.
Law enforcement recovered a 13-year-old hostage from the home. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say another female hostage was still inside the home.
A bearcat breached the garage in one of several entries, but officers had difficulty entering the structure due to continued gunfire.
Around 11:00 a.m. Public Information Officer Chris Bordelon told reporters that the Shreveport Police Special Response team had control of the scene. The Bossier City Police Department, U.S. Marshals and the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene to help resolve the situation peacefully.
Around 11:45 a.m. heavy smoke began rising from the home in which the standoff took place. Within ten minutes flames became visible from the roof and the smoke began to fill the area around the house. First responders evacuated neighbors as the blaze continued to grow between 10-15 feet above the roof. Some neighbors had to shelter in place.
Home lights on fire during Shreveport armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home lights on fire during Shreveport armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home lights on fire during Shreveport armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Heavy smoke and flames rise from roof as fire continues to grow during armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS) 
Heavy smoke and flames rise from roof as fire continues to grow during armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS) 
Heavy smoke and flames rise from roof as fire continues to grow during armed standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS) 
Firefighters try to put out blaze during Shreveport standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home badly damaged by fire in Shreveport standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home badly damaged by fire in Shreveport standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home badly damaged by fire in Shreveport standoff (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home gutted by fire after standoff in Shreveport (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff) 
Home gutted by fire after standoff in Shreveport (Source: KTAL/KMSS staff)
Once the firefighters began to bring the blaze under control around 1:00 p.m., heavy damage could be seen to the structure. The roof appears to have collapsed, and the home appears to have been gutted by the fire.
The Caddo Parish Coroner arrived at the scene around 2:16 p.m. Authorities say the suspect is still unaccounted for and police are not yet sure who died.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
