Overview
- Police say the pre-dawn attack Sunday in Shreveport left eight children ages 3 to 11 dead and two women critically hurt.
- Shootings unfolded across two homes on West 79th Street and a related scene on Harrison Street in the Cedar Grove neighborhood, and a 13-year-old boy survived after jumping from a roof.
- The gunman carjacked a vehicle and led officers into Bossier Parish, where police shot and killed him during the pursuit, and Louisiana State Police are reviewing the officer-involved shooting.
- Authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, and the coroner named the child victims, who were seven of his children and a cousin.
- Officials call it the deadliest U.S. mass shooting since January 2024, and evidence collection, autopsies, and motive work continue as the city organizes support for grieving families.