Gun Control At Work

SHREVEPORT, LA ~ One man was shot dead and his brother critically wounded late Wednesday after the two broke into a house in Shreveport's Highland neighborhood. Police identified the dead man Thursday as Leonard Ellison, 24, of Shreveport and the wounded man as Jeremy Ellison, 20, of Shreveport.

The shooting was called in to emergency dispatchers at 11:13 p.m., according to Caddo 911 records. A police patrol report says two men broke into the house when the occupant, identified in major incident reports as Emmanuel Henery, confronted them.

Mr. Henery, in control of his pistol, fired seven shots; one bullet hit Leonard Ellison in the head. Six others hit Jeremy Ellison in both legs and the torso.

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