Quick take
- Farmerville police are investigating an exchange of gunfire about 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the 600 block of Hickory Street, KNOE reported Friday.
- Chief Bim Coulberston said in a Facebook post that investigators found evidence dozens of rounds were fired. Several residents reported bullets entered homes and damaged vehicles. No injuries were reported as of Friday morning.
- Police say they have several suspects and believe they know which vehicles were involved. A cash reward is offered for information leading to arrests.
- Tips: Farmerville Police, 318-368-2226; Crime Stoppers of Union Parish, 318-368-9679, or a private Facebook message to Crime Stoppers of Union Parish.
Farmerville police are asking neighbors on Hickory Street to check their property after a Thursday afternoon exchange of gunfire. KNOE reported Friday that the Farmerville Police Department is investigating shots fired about 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the 600 block of Hickory Street.
In a Facebook post quoted by KNOE, Police Chief Bim Coulberston said investigators found evidence that dozens of rounds were fired. Several residents told investigators bullets had entered their homes and damaged vehicles. No injuries had been reported as of Friday morning, KNOE said.
“This was an extremely dangerous situation that could have easily resulted in serious injuries or the loss of innocent lives. When individuals recklessly exchange gunfire in a residential neighborhood, they endanger every family and resident in the surrounding area,” Coulberston said, according to KNOE.
Investigators say they have several suspects and believe they know which vehicles were involved. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to arrests. Tips can go to Farmerville Police at 318-368-2226, to Crime Stoppers of Union Parish at 318-368-9679, or by private Facebook message to the Crime Stoppers of Union Parish page.
A Thursday KNOE report said Farmerville police and the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office were on scene at Hickory Street and East U Drive and that the road would stay closed until the scene was clear. The Friday update focuses on the damage check and the tip lines. Suspects are not named in the coverage we used. This account is based on KNOE’s reporting of Chief Coulberston’s Facebook post and the department’s tip lines; we did not find a separate police news release.