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Coroner Identifies Eight Children Killed in Shreveport Mass Shooting
Authorities said the shooting was a domestic incident, and autopsies were ordered after the deaths became the nation’s most fatal mass shooting since January 2024.
- On Sunday, eight children aged 3 to 11 were killed in a domestic shooting across three locations in Shreveport, Louisiana, with police identifying suspect Shamar Elkins, 31, who later died after a police chase into Bossier City.
- Authorities described the attack as "entirely a domestic incident" that left two women critically injured, with Elkins, the father of seven of the victims, allegedly carrying out the shootings.
- A 13-year-old boy survived the violence by jumping from a roof, while the extensive crime scene encompassed three locations in the Cedar Grove area where officers responded shortly after 6 a.m.
- Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux called the tragedy "the worst tragic situation we've ever had," as the community began mourning and officials confirmed autopsies are underway for the eight identified children.
- The Caddo Parish School District will provide counselors today at Summer Grove Elementary and Linwood Charter School for affected students, while officials emphasize available domestic violence support resources.
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Just over a day after a mass shooting left eight children dead in Shreveport, Louisiana, community members are struggling to process the tragedy. On Sunday morning, Shamar Elkins, a 31-year-old father and military veteran, shot and killed the children and wounded two women, including his wife, in a domestic violence rampage that stretched across multiple homes in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood. Elkins was killed by police after a car ch…
Shreveport: Identities revealed by respective mothers of 8 children shot to death
(By Darren Svan and Alan Wooten/The Center Square) – Mothers and the coroner’s office of a Louisiana parish have identified the eight children ages 3-11 killed early Sunday. The office of Dr. Todd Thoma, the Caddo Parish coroner, said the shooting was just before 6 a.m. in the 300 block of West 79th Street. Lawmen […] The post Shreveport: Identities revealed by respective mothers of 8 children shot to death appeared first on The Hayride.
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