A Ruston woman with a local criminal history has been arrested and charged in connection to an October 1 attempted murder of a woman in Shreveport.
Cortrina Hood, also known as Cortrina Price, 51, was arrested on a warrant Friday morning after a traffic stop by a Lincoln Parish deputy. The Sheriff’s Office then searched her Deer Creek Road residence for more evidence.
On October 1, Shreveport Police patrol officers responded to the 2800 block of Lillian Street and found a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Her vehicle had also sustained damage from the gunfire. The victim was transported to Ochsner LSU Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Two men and a woman were identified as suspects. The female suspect is seen on surveillance video entering the suspect’s vehicle and driving away while the male shooters walk into an alley to lie in wait for the victim.
Hood is believed to be the female suspect, according to SPD.
In 2021, Hood was arrested under the name Cortrina Hood Price by the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team on behalf of the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General. She was charged with multiple charges including five counts Medicaid fraud, one count of money laundering, and one count of racketeering.
Hood was transferred from the Lincoln Parish Detention Center to East Baton Rouge Parish where the charges originated. This August, she pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and was sentenced to three years probation, including paying restitution of nearly $3.2 million. As an additional condition of probation, she was to remain arrest and conviction free.
Hood is scheduled for felony probation review on the Medicaid charges in February 2026 in Baton Rouge.
Hood was also booked in 2021 on two warrants from Third District Court for failure to appear in court on charges of violating bottle club operating hours and keeping a disorderly place. Records are unclear if she completed her sentence in that matter. She also paid a fine in Third District Court in 2021 for disturbing the peace for a Lincoln Parish incident.
Prior to the October 1 shooting, Shreveport Police announced in September that it was searching for Hood who is suspected in an identity theft case.
The victim told police she discovered inconsistencies on her credit report stemming from someone taking out a loan in her name without her consent. The victim was listed as a co-signer to a loan of $12,608.66 for a septic tank. Following the investigation, SPD acquired an arrest warrant for Hood.
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