Shreveport Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing

A Shreveport woman faces a second degree murder charge in a stabbing that claimed the life of another woman.

Police arrived at the intersection of West 69th Street and Clift Avenue to find 21-year-old Gabrielle Cooper suffering from a single stab wound to the chest. She was rushed to University Health by ambulance, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

Preliminary information gathered at the scene suggested 19-year-old Brittney McGill of shreveport stabbed Cooper following a dispute between the two over a vehicle. McGill was booked into the Shreveport City Jail. The investigation continues.