Louisiana mass shooting press conference live: Shreveport City Council speaks after children killed
A gunman shot and killed eight children – including seven of his own – in what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in a quiet suburban neighborhood, shocking residents and officials who called the attack an “unimaginable tragedy.”
Police officials said the suspect, identified as Shamar Elkins, carried out the attack at two separate homes in a south Shreveport neighborhood before dawn on April 19. Eight children, ages 3 to 11, were killed in the rampage, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office.
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