Shock in Queensborough (71103) : Woman Beats Man to Death With Hammer, Leaves Note – INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

Queensborough A chilling homicide has shaken the quiet Queensborough neighborhood after police say a woman bludgeoned a man to death with a hammer and left a handwritten note on his chest before fleeing the scene Credit ShreveportEyes Leadership were called to a home in the block of Milam Street around PM on Sunday after a neighbor stated loud banging and screaming When officers arrived they unveiled the body of -year-old Darnell Jacobs lying on the living room floor covered in blood with severe head trauma A hammer assumed to be the murder weapon was recovered at the scene Key Facts CURRENT NEW PROGRESS Tasha Collins arrested for hammer killing in Shreveport home IMPACT Victim Darnell Jacobs unveiled dead with note on chest OFFICIAL SOURCE This was calculated and brutal Chief Wayne Smith ACTION Neighbors urged to description any previous domestic violence concerns A disturbing note written in black ink was placed on Jacobs chest Investigators have not circulated the full contents of the message but established it was personal and targeted The suspect identified as Tasha Ren e Collins of Shreveport was arrested Monday morning at a bus terminal in Monroe According to police she had plans to leave the state Hyperlocal Impact Precise Location Queensborough Near block of Milam Street close to Ingleside Park Group Connection He was reliably grinning This shook us It could ve been anyone s brother LaToya Freeman owner of Freeman s Deli on Milam Detectives say the two had a prior romantic relationship that ended in a violent dispute earlier this year Collins faces first-degree murder charges and is being held without bond at the Caddo Correctional Center This was not a random act of violence disclosed Police Chief Wayne Smith It was calculated and brutal The neighborhood remains in shock as crime scene investigators continue combing through evidence A candlelight vigil for Jacobs is being organized by family and locality members for Wednesday evening Sole Angle WHY THIS MATTERS NOW This is the third domestic-related homicide in Shreveport this summer highlighting a disturbing trend in intimate partner violence Local advocacy groups are now calling for more mental physical condition and anger management guidance in high-risk areas like Queensborough Update Log PM Collins booked into Caddo Correctional bond denied AM SPD confirms handwritten note recovered AM Police confirm Collins arrest in Monroe