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Update: The body found in the Red River has been identified. This is a release from the Caddo Parish Coroner s Office:
The name of a person whose body was found in the Red River near Lock & Dam No. 5 in south Caddo Parish earlier this week has been released by the Caddo Parish Coroner s office.
The body of Tommie Shane Weeks, 41, of Benton, was found in the Red River at Bishop Point, near Lock & Dam No. 5, just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
He was positively identified through fingerprint and dental records comparison.
An autopsy was ordered.