Shreveport shooting update: 5 things to know as 8 kids, suspect killed in domestic dispute, Shreveport

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Shreveport man arrested, accused of providing gun to man involved in mass shooting

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW IS FEDERAL AGENTS ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF A SHREVEPORT MAN WHO MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN SUNDAY’S MASS SHOOTING. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT CHARLES FORD IS CONNECTED TO THE WEAPON ...

Shreveport looks for answers about gunman who killed 8 children

SHREVEPORT, LA - Authorities are trying to piece together why a gunman opened fire on Sunday and killed eight children in the nation's deadliest mass shooting since January 2024. The shooting left the ...

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How the Shreveport mass shooting that left 8 children dead unfolded

What officials described as one of the most horrific attacks in the history of Shreveport, Louisiana, largely unfolded over the course of an hour. Before dawn on April 19, a National Guard veteran ...

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Shreveport, Louisiana officials identify 8 children killed in domestic shootings, confirm timeline

Police say Shamar Elkins fatally shot eight children in a domestic incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday, then carjacked a vehicle and was later killed during a confrontation with officers.

Shamar Elkins Killed 8 Children, Including 7 of His Own, in Shreveport, La. What We Know About the 'Disgusting and Evil' Crime

In April 2026, Shamar Elkins shot and killed eight children — seven of whom were his own Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

8 children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, as father targets his family, police say

A man killed eight children — seven of his own kids and one of their cousins — early Sunday in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, officials said. The shooter is also dead after police pursued ...

Shreveport shooting update: 5 things to know as 8 kids, suspect killed in domestic dispute

Eight children, including a baby, have lost their lives in a mass shooting incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, when a deranged gunman unleashed gunfire across three separate residences in the city. The ...

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Shreveport man arrested, accused of providing gun to man involved in mass shooting

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW IS FEDERAL AGENTS ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF A SHREVEPORT MAN WHO MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN SUNDAY’S MASS SHOOTING. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT CHARLES FORD IS CONNECTED TO THE WEAPON ...

Shreveport looks for answers about gunman who killed 8 children

SHREVEPORT, LA - Authorities are trying to piece together why a gunman opened fire on Sunday and killed eight children in the nation's deadliest mass shooting since January 2024. The shooting left the ...

READ MORE: USA Today

Louisiana is struggling after man kills 8 children

SHREVEPORT, La. — A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by a father who was separating from his wife and used an assault-style ...

How the Shreveport mass shooting that left 8 children dead unfolded

What officials described as one of the most horrific attacks in the history of Shreveport, Louisiana, largely unfolded over the course of an hour. Before dawn on April 19, a National Guard veteran ...

READ MORE: USA Today

Shreveport, Louisiana officials identify 8 children killed in domestic shootings, confirm timeline

Police say Shamar Elkins fatally shot eight children in a domestic incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday, then carjacked a vehicle and was later killed during a confrontation with officers.

8 children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, as father targets his family, police say

A man killed eight children — seven of his own kids and one of their cousins — early Sunday in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, officials said. The shooter is also dead after police pursued ...

Louisiana gunman killed 8 children, including 7 of his own, police say, in deadliest mass shooting since 2024

A man fatally shot eight children, seven of them his own, across three Shreveport, Louisiana, homes early Sunday, according to police. It marks the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.

Shreveport mass shooting: Police say Shamar Elkins is gunman who killed 8 children

Shamar Elkins, accused of killing eight children in a domestic shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, was a former National Guard member. Police say he fled, carjacked a vehicle and was later killed in a ...

Shreveport mayor issues statement on tragic mass shooting that took the lives of 8 children

MOURNS WHAT OFFICIALS ARE CALLING AN UNPRECEDENTED TRAGEDY. THE MAYOR OF SHREVEPORT, TOM ARCENEAUX, RELEASED A STATEMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT SAYS IN PART, THIS TRAGEDY REACHES FAR BEYOND THE SCENE ...