Police make weapons haul in southeast Shreveport drug arrest. Body armor was also seized.

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An interaction between police officers and several people in south Shreveport led to a foot chase Thursday and, eventually, to a stash of about 60 weapons at a home in the southeastern part of the city. Responding to a tip from a citizen, the Shreveport Police Department 's Violent Crime Apprehension Team "engaged with multiple individuals" in the 9200 block of Biddle Street, according to the department's public information office. One of the individuals fled on foot, discarding a weapon in the process according to police, and the incident there — southwest of the Interstate 49 intersection with Highway 3132 — led to the arrest of Gunner Hendrix, 29.

He is charged with possession of firearms and manufacturing-distribution of Schedule I drugs. Vials of THC were found in Hendrix's vehicle by police in this case, and that led to a search warrant for his home about five miles away, at 706 Woodvale St. There, police said they found approximately 60 weapons, including 13 shotguns and 20 rifles.



Police said they also discovered a vest with body armor and material to transform semi-automatic weaponry into automatic. Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said some of the weapons could be used for sport or protection, "but many of them are exclusively designed to cause pain and harm to someone." He added 993 weapons have been seized so far during 2024.

"I can feel confident saying something on this table was going to end up injuring or killing someone at some point or another," Smith said, "but this seizure has, in fact, saved someone's life and made our community much safer." According to his Caddo Correctional Center booking history, Hendrix was arrested and charged with illegal carrying of weapons in October and December of 2019 as well as possession of marijuana in June of 2013 and October of 2014. Chief Wayne Smith said the weapons will be destroyed after the legal process is completed.

His department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are still investigating..