Eight children killed at home in Louisiana domestic violence, police say - Reuters
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A gunman in Shreveport, Louisiana, killed eight children aged between 1 and 12 in a mass shooting described as a domestic violence case. The suspect, Shamar Elkins, fled the scene, carjacked a vehicle, and was fatally shot by police during a subsequent pursuit.
In Shreveport, Louisiana, 31-year-old Shamar Elkins fatally shot eight children—seven of whom were his own—ranging in age from 3 to 11. Two women, including the children's mother, were critically injured. Elkins died after a police pursuit ended in officer gunfire.
A photo gallery documenting the aftermath of the tragic domestic violence incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, where eight children were killed in a mass shooting described as a domestic violence case.
At least eight children were found fatally shot early Sunday in a home in Shreveport, Louisiana, after police investigated what they said was a domestic violence call. Several other people were also injured in the incident, police said.
A gunman killed eight children, ranging in age from 1 to 14 years old, early Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said, describing the incident as a 'domestic disturbance.' Two other people survived gunshot wounds, police said.
Eight children were shot and killed across three homes in south Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday in what authorities are calling a domestic disturbance. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 14. Two adult women and one teenager were also wounded in the shootings, police said.
Eight children were shot and killed across three homes in south Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday in what authorities are calling a domestic disturbance. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 14. Two adult women and one teenager were also wounded in the shootings, police said.
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