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Carjacking turned fatal

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SHREVEPORT, La. - Shreveport police are investigating a fatal carjacking that took place in the parking lot of the Magnolia Apartments at 3215 Knight Street. Police said Kristopher T. Lewis, 44, of Shreveport and his girlfriend were sitting in a car early Saturday morning when two men wearing ski mask approached and order them out of the vehicle at gun point. As Lewis exited the car, he fired several shots at the men. They responded with gunfire hitting the victim several times. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. The two masked men jumped into the Lewis's 2017 black Nissan and left the scene. Police said less than 30 minutes later, a man walked up to the fire station at 2027 David Raines Rd. with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was dropped off by someone in a black Nissan, police said. Authorities said no arrests have been in the fatal shooting, but the stolen car was found.