A recent shooting in a Louisiana town has resurfaced painful memories for a family.
On August 21, 2025, Dallas Major Edwards, a 23-year-old from Doyline, went on a rampage at a family member’s home.
He fired multiple shots from a handgun, hitting a parked vehicle in the yard. Deputies later found spent bullet casings scattered around the area.
This incident led to his quick arrest and multiple serious charges.
Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker shared details about the event. Edwards was taken into custody without any trouble just after 9:30 p.m. that night.
Authorities searched the vehicle he had been driving. Inside, they discovered weapons and a bag with what appeared to be cocaine in the back seat.
Edwards now faces charges including illegal possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of Schedule II drugs like cocaine, carrying a weapon near drugs, and simple criminal damage to property.
He is being held at the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on a $135,000 bond.
Before his arrest, there was an earlier report of shots fired in a Minden neighborhood. Police and deputies searched the area but found nothing of interest.
It turned out to be unfounded. After that, they tracked Edwards to the Doyline home, where the real shooting happened.
Once arrested, he was sent to a Shreveport facility for a mental health evaluation. He had been released from somewhere around noon that same day, only to end up in trouble again hours later.
This is not Edwards’ First Brush with the Law Involving Guns and Violence
Back in December 2020, when he was just 18, he was involved in a deadly shooting. It happened at his home in Doyline, in the 1100 block of Highway 163.
Around 2 a.m. on a Friday morning, Edwards shot and killed his close friend, 19-year-old Shane Isiah Siah from Shreveport.
Deputies responded to a call from Siah’s brother, Romaris Williams. He said he and Siah had gone to Edwards’ house to get back items they believed Edwards had stolen from them. Edwards told a different story.
He said he heard a knock at the back door, grabbed his rifle, and saw a Black man holding an AR-style rifle.
As the man turned to run, Edwards fired through the glass door. Siah was found dead in the backyard, at the bottom of the steps, with a gunshot wound to his back near the left clavicle.
Investigators recovered a weapon from the scene. Edwards admitted to the shooting. At the time, authorities noted that Edwards and Siah were childhood friends.
They had played on the same football team, gone fishing, and ridden horses together in the country. They often visited each other’s homes.
However, that night, things took a tragic turn. Edwards was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was booked into the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center.
Court records show Edwards did serve time, but not for the murder. He only faced consequences for stealing a gaming system, like a PlayStation, from Siah’s house earlier that night.
The murder charge did not lead to a conviction for taking a life. This left Siah’s family feeling robbed of justice. Siah was just getting ready to start college. He had his whole life ahead of him.
The recent shooting has reopened old wounds. Ebony Cooper, a relative of Siah, shared her thoughts in a heartfelt post.
She wrote:
“They say that when a dog bites once, he’ll do it again. This is the same person that shot my grandson’s Uncle Shane in the back through a door, and killed him. He was getting ready to go to college and hadn’t had a chance to live his life.”
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Cooper gave more backstory. Shane and Dallas were childhood friends. They played on the same football team, went fishing, and rode horses together.
One night in 2020, things went wrong. Dallas broke into Shane’s house and stole the gaming system. Shane went to get it back.
He rang the doorbell and turned to talk to someone. That’s when shots rang out. Shane fell to the ground, dying in the yard of someone he called a friend.
In the Recent Incident, Cooper Said Edwards Jumped on his Dad and Shot Up the Place
In the recent incident, Cooper said Edwards jumped on his dad and shot up the place. Then he went to his mom’s house, jumped on her, and shot up that place too.
Now, after the evaluation and arrest, she hopes for real justice. “Maybe now Shane’s family can feel some kind of justice,” she added.
This case highlights ongoing issues with repeat offenders and gun violence in small communities.
Edwards’ prior conviction as a felon made it illegal for him to have firearms now. Yet, here he is, facing similar charges again.
The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate both the 2025 shooting and any links to his past.
For now, Edwards remains in jail, and Siah’s family waits for the system to deliver what they feel was denied before.
As more details emerge, the community watches closely. Stories like this remind us how one bad decision can shatter lives forever.
