Man slays 8 children in Louisiana mass shooting – 7 of them his own
Suspect killed by police after fleeing the scene in Louisiana, in the deadliest US mass shooting in two years
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 grey 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.
Three boys and five girls aged between three and 11 were shot and killed, the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office said. Seven of the children were siblings, and one was a cousin.
Police identified the gunman as Shamar Elkins, 31. He had escaped the scene of the shootings in a carjacked vehicle and was chased by police, who then shot him dead.