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Police gather in front of a house on Harrison Street near Bernstein Avenue, in Shreveport, La., as they investigate a shooting, on April 19, 2026. Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP
A gunman killed eight children, including seven of his own, and critically injured two other women in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sunday morning.
Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Christopher Bordelon identified the suspect as Shamar Elkins, a 31-year-old who had previous firearms offenses but no violent criminal history.
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