SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport man convicted of second-degree murder and a gun charge at the start of the month was sentenced in Caddo District Court Wednesday. District Judge John D. Mosely Jr. sentenced Fatonious Darell Ballard, 32, to the state-mandated life sentence for the murder and to 20 years for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentences are to be served concurrently, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Ballard shot and killed Dwight Green, 29, at a barbeque grill near the intersection of Broadway and Cleveland avenues on Feb. 18, 2024. Before Ballard could leave, he was in turn shot in a leg by another person. He was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys William Edwards and Kodie K. Smith. He was defended by Casey Sim

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