Overview
- Police say early Sunday, 31-year-old Shamar Elkins shot 10 people across nearby homes in the Cedar Grove neighborhood, killing eight children and wounding two women.
- The Caddo Parish coroner on Monday named the children — Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5 — and said seven were siblings and one was a nephew.
- Detectives say the attack was domestic in nature, starting with a woman shot on Harrison Street before most children were killed on West 79th Street, where one child was found dead on a roof after trying to flee.
- Elkins, an Army National Guard veteran with a 2019 illegal-weapons conviction, died after officers fired on a carjacked vehicle during a pursuit into Bossier Parish, and Louisiana State Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting.
- Vigils spread across Shreveport on Monday as the governor visited, a local foundation pledged to cover the children’s funeral costs, and officials pressed for stronger support for families facing domestic violence.