Shreveport Father Kills Eight Children in Domestic Violence Shooting
A man in Shreveport, Louisiana, fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an incident authorities have identified as domestic violence. Police are investigating the motive behind the tragic killings.
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Shreveport, La., Shooting: What We Know About the Killing of 8 Children
The shooting spree on Sunday also left two adults wounded.
By Billy Witz, Eduardo Medina and Christina Morales
Read full article →Louisiana authorities identify eight children killed in ‘domestic incident’
Gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, fatally shot the children – including seven of his own – at two separate houses Mass shooting rampage in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others wounded Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Louisiana authorities have identified eight children – aged three to 11 – who were killed Sunday during what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in Shreveport that marked the deadliest US mass shooting in more than two years. The Ca...
By Edward Helmore
Read full article →Louisiana mass shooting: What we know about suspect, eight children killed
The Shreveport attack is the deadliest mass shooting reported in the US in over two years.
Read full article →Mass shooting in Shreveport, La., a case of domestic violence, local authorities confirm
Just 10 days after local authorities in Caddo Parish, La., announced a new domestic violence unit, a father killed eight children, including seven of his own, and injured two women in Shreveport, officials said during a news conference on Monday — the worst mass shooting in the United States in more than two years.
Read full article →Eight children killed in US domestic violence shooting
A man shot dead eight children -- seven of them his own -- early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana in an incident of domestic violence that spanned three locations, police said. The early morning massacre at a gray house in the city of Shreveport was the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in more than two years, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. Two women were shot and seriously injured, including the mother of some of the slain children.
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Read full article →Louisiana gunman was going through a divorce and drowning in ‘dark thoughts’ before fatally shooting his 7 kids, report says
Shamar Elkins told his family that he wanted to take his own life prior to the attack, according to a report
By Owen Scott
Read full article →8 children killed in shooting in Louisiana as father targets his family
Read full article →'Some people don't come back from their demons': Louisiana dad Shamar Elkins' chilling words to his step-father weeks before killing children
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By TOI World Desk
Read full article →Shamar Elkins update: Who was his wife, Shaneiqua Pugh? Shreveport mass shooting victims identified
Shamar Elkins shot his wife Shaneiqua Pugh, then eight children in Shreveport before a court date on their divorce on April 20, Monday, police said.
Read full article →US police release photo of Louisiana gunman who killed eight children, including seven of his own
A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, during an early-morning attack on his family on Sunday, police said.
Read full article →Louisiana father kills 8 children
The gunman stole a police car and was killed by law enforcement, officials said
By Peter Weber, The Week US
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