Third person arrested in Kentwood homicide case
KENTWOOD, La. (WGNO) — A third person was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into a homicide that occurred in Kentwood on Jan. 29.
According to the Kentwood Police Department, officers initially found the victim, identified as 24-year-old Zy'Kerian Bickham, while investigating a shooting near a gas station in the 400 block of Third Street.
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Bickham had reportedly been shot multiple times and was declared dead while receiving medical aid.
An investigation showed that an argument between Bickham and three others had led to the shooting. Following the shooting, the suspects reportedly fled.
Police say on April 22, information led to the discovery of one of the suspects, identified as 19-year-old Traviun Walton, at an address on Cain Wall Road.
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He was reportedly arrested without incident and has been booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on one count of second-degree murder, one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of illegal use of a dangerous weapon.
Prior to Walton's arrest, the other two suspects, identified as 17-year-old Tyler Knox, of Kentwood and 17-year-old Caleb Santacruze, of Slidell, were also reportedly apprehended. They were each charged with one count each of principle to second-degree murder, principle to attempted second-degree murder and principle to illegal use of a dangerous weapon.Woman injured following Hollygrove shooting
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