At 5:45 a.m. this morning, October
25, 2019, Bossier City Police responded to a complaint of a disorderly person
at 309 Preston Boulevard, the LaQuinta Inn. The responding officer encountered
45- year-old Shannon Rupert of Shreveport who was waving around a pair of
scissors while on a phone in the lobby of the hotel. The officer gave multiple
verbal commands to Rupert to put down the weapon. Rupert then aggressively
approached the officer with scissors in hand. The officer fired two rounds from
his department issued handgun striking Rupert in the upper torso. Rupert was transported to LSU Oschner
where she was pronounced deceased. The officer was not injured. Rupert was staying at the inn at the
time of the complaint. The investigation is ongoing.