David Spruill Named As LA Suspect In Thanksgiving Day Shreveport Slaying

Shreveport police say they have arrested David Spruill, the suspect in the Thanksgiving day slaying of a Shreveport resident. Spruill was pictured by police smirking in his bruised and bloodied mugshot.

29-year-old Spruill, of Leroy Adcock Road in Coushatta, is suspected of fatally shooting a man who was found dead in the backseat a blue Chevrolet Cavalier at around 8:45 p.m Thursday.

Police received a call about a car that crashed near the intersection of Live Oak Drive and Shady Lane, along with a vehicle burglary in progress nearly a block away from the crash.

When officers arrived they found victim fatally shot in the backseat of the vehicle.

Authorities say they were able to link Spruill to the attempted vehicle burglary as well as the victim’s death. In addition, police say Spruill was found with injuries to the head, potentially associated with the crash. Investigators believe Spruill drove away from a home in the 9100 block of Linwood Avenue and traveled with the deceased man’s body, subsequently crashing and fleeing from the wrecked car. It is suspected Spruill then attempted to flee the area by attempting to break into a car. source

The victim has not been identified.

Spruill was charged with a single count of attempted vehicle burglary and a single count of second-degree murder. If convicted, Spruill faces life in prison.