Caddo Grand Jury indicts three for Lyft murders

In its session that ended Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the Caddo Parish Grand Jury indicted three Shreveport men, all 18 years old, in connection with a high-profile double slaying that occurred on the Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway late last year.

Separate indictments charge Joshua Darnyell Thomas, Travelia Tramell Loston and Denis Demon Scott each with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Frederick Kiprono and Tatum Ashley and with the attempted second-degree murder of Isaiah Marshall on November 19, 2025.

Mr. Kiprono, 43, a Lyft driver, and his passengers, Mr. Ashley and Mr. Marshall, were shot as they drove north on the Parkway just past East Preston Avenue. Kiprono and Ashley, 18, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Defendant Loston, while 18 now, was 17 years old at the time of the shootings.

Thomas is charged in docket No. 413387. Loston is charged in docket No. 413377. Scott is charged in docket No. 413461. All are in custody at Caddo Correctional Center.