Kip Lewis

A juvenile has been charged with negligent homicide in the shooting death of an Elysian Fields High School student, according to Shreveport police.

The juvenile’s name was not released because of their age.

Shreveport police were called around 5:45 p.m. Saturday to a service road in the 2200 block of Clyde Fant Parkway near Magnolia Charter School during the Krewe of Gemini Parade.

Officers found Kip Lewis, 17, with a gunshot wound to his upper body.

Lewis was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

“Through their ongoing investigation, detectives were able to determine that the victim and his friends came to Shreveport from Texas to enjoy the parade,” Shreveport police said. “Witnesses stated that during the parade, the group began to horseplay, chasing one another around the vehicle they arrived in with plastic swords. During these actions, a 16-year-old juvenile obtained a handgun, and a single shot was fired striking the victim. Multiple witnesses were present.”

Police said the juvenile was arrested Wednesday.

In a statement posted Sunday, Elysian Fields ISD said the community is “heartbroken at the tragic loss of one of our own.”

Lewis was a junior at Elysian Fields High. He is the son of Bradley and Lorie Lewis, and brother of Elysian Fields graduates Makenna Lewis and Hannah Lewis, according to the district.

Bradley Lewis is a district board member, and Lorie Lewis teaches second grade at Elysian Fields Elementary School.

“Our hearts are breaking for Kip’s family and his many friends in our community and beyond,” the district said. “We ask that you please join us in surrounding the Lewis family with love and prayers as we commit to standing with them through this most difficult time.”