Police: Dead man was aggressor in Monday incident

The man who was shot in the 300 block of Florence and died about an hour later at LSU-Bogalusa Medical Center has been identified as the aggressor and not the victim.

Kendrick Rashard Cook, 23, died about an hour later in the emergency room after police and other emergency personnel responded to a call at 3:38 p.m.

Upon arrival, police found Cook on the ground and a second male, identified as Brandon "BeBe" Morris with his hands up in the air, Bogalusa Police Chief Joe Culpepper told wpnewsblog.

"Witness statements led us to believe Mr. Cook opened fire on two people walking down the street," Culpepper said. "One of the two men had a gun in their car, got it and shot him. When police arrived, he (Morris) had thrown his weapon on the ground and hand his hands in the air."

Culpepper said the police department was treating the case as justifiable homicide.

Cook has a history of violent crime, having been arrested for attempted second degree murder and use of a dangerous weapon after an incident in June 2010.

Culpepper said Morris had "no history" with the department.

Culpepper said because a death was involved, he would send the department's investigation file to the district attorney's office for a decision on disposition of the case.