19-year-old accused in fatal shooting

Published 6:00 am Friday, May 16, 2025

Kamarion J. Harrison

A 19-year-old Lake Charles man has been charged with second-degree murder after an altercation turned deadly.

Lake Charles Police Lt. Brenda Treadway said officers were notified at 8:30 p.m. May 13 of a shooting in the 500 block of Louisiana Avenue.

Treadway said the Patrol Division arrived on scene and found a male subject deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. He was later identified as 47-year-old Ray A. Kelly Jr.

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The victim was involved in an altercation with the suspect later identified as Kamarion J. Harrison, Treadway said.

The Lake Charles Swat Team located Harrison on May 14 at a home on Roy Road, where he was arrested without incident.

Harison is charged with second-degree murder and is being housed at the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Facility. His bond is set at $2 million.

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