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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: March 9, 2001

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

Man wanted in Thursday’s shooting arrested

The man wanted for attempted second-degree murder for shooting his friend over a can of spray starch turned himself in Thursday night.

Demarlyn Stewart, 20, of the 1000 block of Sheridan Street in Shreveport was booked into the Shreveport City Jail about 9 p.m. – nine hours after he allegedly shot Elderick Hays twice.

Detectives say Hays was taken to LSU Hospital. He lost a kidney after a gunshot went through his arm and into his chest cavity.

Stewart was booked on a charge of attempted second-degree murder.

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