Peggy Smith Obituary, Death; – The Shreveport Police Department has arrested a man accused of stabbing a woman to death.
The fatal incident happened in June of 2024 at the Wellington Square Apartments in the 1800 block of Jewella Avenue. When officers got there, they found a woman who had been stabbed. The victim, identified as Peggy Smith, 67, died on the scene, police say.
On June 12, 2025, SPD detectives say they got some critical information about where the suspect might be, and more details related to Smith’s death. Investigators were able to find Smith, question him, and arrest him.
Smith is charged with second-degree murder.
