SHREVEPORT, La. The names of two fallen Shreveport firefighters and a Caddo Parish sheriff s deputy were added to the Shreveport Police and Firefighters Memorial Friday.
SHREVEPORT, La- Shreveport Firefighter and Advanced-EMT Leonard Coney was laid to rest Saturday. Coney was exposed to COVID-19 while on duty and died of complications from the virus on Jan
Firefighter Leonard Coney
SHREVEPORT - According to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal, a firefighter who was exposed to novel coronavirus while completing a tour of duty has succumbed to COVID-19 complications.
Members of the Shreveport Fire Department are joined by their colleagues across the state of Louisiana in mourning the loss of firefighter, Leonard Coney.
The Office of State Fire Marshal says Coney passed away Wednesday (Jan. 13) morning.
Coney joined the Shreveport Fire Department in August of 2007 and served his community alongside fellow firefighters for nearly 14 years.
“Leonard Coney was a public servant in the truest sense of the term. He made the ultimate sacrifice while serving his city during a public health emergency and the City of Shreveport will be forever grateful,” said Mayor Adrian Perkins.
Shreveport Firefighter Dies From COVID Contracted On Duty
Shreveport Fire Chief Scott Wolverton has announced the line of duty death of a Shreveport Firefighter today.
In a release from the Shreveport Fire Department, and Mayor Adrian Perkins Office, Chief Wolverton says that 13-year Shreveport Fire veteran Leonard Coney had died from complications of COVID-19. The release says that this is a line of duty death, because Coney contracted COVID-19 after being exposed while on duty.
The release says Coney spent his career working with Medic 5, and Fire Station #5, on Stoner Ave. He joined the Shreveport Fire Department in August of 2007.