A manhunt has ended with the suspect being found dead in a home in Shreveport yesterday. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says James Salone is alleged to have busted into a residence of his ex-girlfriend, her two children and current boyfriend Terry Thomas on Wednesday night. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says the suspect confronted the two adults at the home.
“Immediately, there was an argument that started and during the course of this argument and the things that transpired, Mr. Salone ended up firing a shot at Mr. Thompson and he was hit in the buttocks,” said Chadwick.
He was treated at a medical facility for his injuries.
More shots were fired in the home, but Thomas managed to make an escape. Chadwick says Salone tied up the remaining three in the home, holding them at gunpoint.
“He brought some zip ties with him. He bound the children. He bound the female. Later the woman convinced him to untie the children, which he did. One of the children was able to get a knife and cut the mother free,” said Chadwick.
When they fled, he went outside, fired several shots at police as well as the woman and children. He then went inside the home but could not be located by police.
On Thursday the search continued for Salone when investigators received a tip of where to find him. Deputies swarmed that home and made several attempts to make contact, but there was no response. Chadwick says with authorities entered the home, they found the body of a man they believe to be the suspect.
“We’ll let the coroner figure out where we go from here, make a positive identification on him, but we believe at this point that’ll be a self-inflicted wound that killed the man found inside the residence,” said Chadwick.
Further information on Salone has led investigators to believe he is connected with a Texas vehicle theft as well as the homicide of that’s vehicle’s owner.
