Case closed on Liberty Avenue shooting death

Published 4:02 pm Monday, October 30, 2017

The investigation into the June shooting death of James Arceneaux Jr. has been completed and no arrest made.

Arceneaux, 17, suffered a gunshot wound to the head in June in the 1000 block of Liberty.

A motive for the shooting is not known but police received information of possible gang activity but could not confirm this, according to Port Arthur Police Department.

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Police also believe there was evidence the shooting was possibly in self-defense.

A case against Kylan Bazile, described as a friend of the victim, was presented to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office and a grand jury gave a ‘no bill’ meaning Bazile was not indicted for the crime on July 19.