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8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Police said the suspect carjacked a vehicle and was killed after a chase, as investigators worked to identify the motive.
- On Sunday, a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, left eight children dead after a domestic disturbance, according to Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith. Police fatally shot the suspect following a vehicle pursuit into Bossier Parish.
- Police described the incident as a "domestic disturbance" after being dispatched just after 6 a.m. to the 300 block of West 79th Street, where officers discovered the scene extended to connected locations including Harrison Street.
- At least 10 people were struck by gunfire in Shreveport, with eight children aged one to 14 killed, according to officials. Two women survived the violence despite being shot in the head.
- Smith called the event "an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen." Louisiana State Police detectives are investigating the case and seeking public assistance with photos or video evidence.
- With the shootings contained to a domestic disturbance in Shreveport, there is no ongoing threat to the public. Officials are piecing together the timeline of the sprawling crime scenes that began early Sunday.
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(The Center Square)–Eight children were killed early Sunday in domestic-related shootings at three Shreveport homes, authorities said. Shreveport Police Department spokesman and public affairs officer Chris Bordelon said at a morning news conference that a total of 10 people were shot, of which eight, all children, were killed. Two adult women who also were shot...
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A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children between the ages of 1 and 14 in domestic-related shootings at two different homes in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in more than
Police killed a shooter during a car chase. A mass shooting in Louisiana, Florida, occurred on Sunday, leaving eight children under 14 dead and at least 10 injured, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Reuters. Read also: Man in Michigan attacks supermarket with a knife: More than 10 injured. The shooting occurred after 6 a.m. in three residential buildings in Shreveport. Police characterized the incident as domestic violence. Several of the shooter…
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