A Grambling woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting last week of a woman in Ouachita Parish.
Ouachita sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate a shooting on Old Sterlington Road at about 1 a.m. May 8.
When an investigator arrived, he was told the victim had at least two gunshot wounds. A nurse on scene said the injuries did not appear life threatening.
The victim told the investigator she heard knocking at her door around 12:45 a.m. When she opened the door, she saw a man unknown to her. As she tried to close the door, Jalexus Mayuan Kennedy, 24, of Grambling, who is known to the victim, forced the door open and entered the residence.
According to the victim’s account to the investigator, Kennedy then shot the victim with a handgun and stood over her after she fell to the floor. Kennedy tried to shoot her again, but the gun apparently malfunctioned. Kennedy then ran away.
During the investigation, officials discovered Kennedy is the ex-girlfriend of the victim’s current girlfriend.
The victim told officials Kennedy had threatened to fight her earlier in the week.
Jalexus Kennedy was located May 11 and booked at the Ouachita Correctional Center for attempted second degree murder and home invasion. Her bail was set at $600,000.
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