Overview
- Police say a domestic dispute that escalated Sunday across two Cedar Grove homes left eight children dead and two women seriously wounded.
- Investigators identified the gunman as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, who carjacked a vehicle and died after a chase when officers fired on his car.
- Louisiana State Police are investigating the officers’ use of force, a standard step after any police shooting in the state.
- The Caddo Parish Coroner released the victims’ names and ages, confirming five girls and three boys between 3 and 11 were killed in one house.
- One child was found dead on the roof after trying to flee, and another jumped from the roof and is expected to recover.