Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 6-year-old girl in Lake Charles.
Police say the shooting happened at 10:44 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2022, in the 1400 block of Mill Street. Upon officers arrival, they discovered that a 6-year-old, inside a home, had been shot.
The child, identified as 6-year-old Draya Michelle Guillory, died as a result of her injuries.
Through witness statements and initial evidence collection, detectives say they determined the child was a victim of a drive-by shooting.
After an investigation, detectives say they were able to establish a timeline leading up to the drive-by shooting. They say the shooting was the result of retaliation from an ongoing earlier incident.
Officers were able to identify a number of suspects who connected themselves to an organization referred to by the suspects as “NawfSideBabies.” Based on the investigation, officers secured a number of arrest warrants.
Between Wednesday, March 23, 2022, and Monday, April 4, 2022, Officers with the LCPD SWAT Team served these warrants, apprehending the following suspects:
Elijah Paul Carter, 18
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Devonte Jermaine Glodd, 26
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, accessory after the fact.
Bond: $550,000
Jaylyn Lamar Botley, 23
Charges: One count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder.
Bond: $2.5 million
Zaylon Ray Wheeler, 18
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Martice Michelle Caine, 22
Charges: One count of obstruction of justice
Bond: $100,000
Christopher Demon Orphey, 18
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Keyaisa Michelle Siverand, 23
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, accessory after the fact.
Bond: $550,000
Ja'Michael Issiah Siverand, 22
Charges: One count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder.
Bond: $2.5 million set by Judge Tony Fazzio
Jessie James Siverand, 19
Charges: One count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder.
Bond: $2.5 million
Jeremy Donald Collins, 26
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Michael Carter, 19
Charges: one count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder
Bond $2.5 million
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