A Shreveport man who shot and killed another man at a convenience store in the Stoner Hill neighborhood was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in Caddo District Court.
The nine-woman, three-man jury in District Judge Chris Victory’s court deliberated 2-1/2 hours before returning its unanimous guilty-as-charged verdict against Jacody Demetrius Wilson, 29.
On September 1, 2019, victim Sherman Rambo and his uncle stopped at the A-1 Stop at Youree Drive and Stoner Avenue to purchase items before going to watch a football game. A little later, Shaquille Bradford came to A-1 Stop to buy cigarettes. Mr. Rambo waited in his parked vehicle while his uncle entered the store. Defendant Wilson pulled into the parking lot in a red Chevrolet Cruze. Wilson’s co-defendant Cortez Hines left the vehicle, entered the store and seeing Bradford, immediately returned to Wilson’s car to retrieve a firearm. At the same time, Rambo’s uncle left the store and got back into Rambo’s vehicle.
As Shaquille Bradford left the store, Hines fired a .40 caliber pistol nine times at Bradford, who sought cover behind the Rambo vehicle. Wilson also fired his own .40 caliber pistol six times in the direction of the Rambo vehicle trying to shoot Bradford before pulling out of the parking lot, continuing to shoot at Bradford. Wilson exited the parking lot in the red Cruze, picking up Hines down the street.
Mr. Rambo was struck one time in his left back and died from his wound. Bradford was not wounded and left on foot. Police found 15 .40 caliber shell casings in the parking lot. Crime Stopper tips led to Hines’ identification as a suspect. Detectives established a connection between Hines and Wilson and discovered a tag number for the Cruze, which was registered to Wilson’s girlfriend at an address on Lancaster Drive. A search warrant on the Lancaster address resulted in discovery of the two .40 caliber pistols used in the homicide, the Cruze and the apprehension of Wilson and Hines. Upon questioning, Wilson confessed to firing one of the pistols at Bradford and driving the Cruze at the time of the shooting. The shell casings were determined to have been fired from the pistols as well.
Hines was tried and found guilty as charged of second-degree murder in connection with this shooting in April 2023.
When Wilson returns for sentencing January 21, 2025, he faces a mandatory life term in prison at hard labor without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. He also has a pending charge of attempted second-degree murder relating to the same shooting with Shaquille Bradford as the victim.
Wilson was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Kodie K. Smith and Victoria Washington. He was defended by Leslie Kelly.
The case was docket No. 395215.
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