Louisiana Community Grieves After Man Killed 8 Children

Louisiana Community Grieves After Man Killed 8 Children
Attendees pray at the conclusion of a news conference about the children killed during a mass shooting the day before in Shreveport, La., on April 20, 2026. Gerald Herbert/AP Photo
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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.

The violence reverberated across Shreveport a day after the nation’s deadliest shooting in two years. Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and community leaders called for a city-wide reckoning on stopping domestic violence.