Arrest made in June shooting of 13-year-old

A Ruston man was arrested for attempted second degree murder last week following investing of a shooting near Duncan Park on June 9.

Jarell Antoin Dean, 19, of West Charlotte Avenue, was taken into custody at the Ruston Police Department last Wednesday on a warrant alleging he shot a 13-year old male.


Police responded to that shooting on Arlington Street near Duncan Park and found the juvenile in a house with a gunshot wound.

Dean was identified as the suspect and investigators obtained a warrant for his arrest.

Dean was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and bail was set at $500,000.

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