Louisiana father kills seven of his children plus another child, police say

"The attack was the deadliest mass shooting in the US in more than two years. Police said the attacks began before sunrise in a neighbourhood south of downtown Shreveport when the suspect shot a woman at one home and then drove to the other location 'where this heinous act was carried out'."

"Seven children were killed inside the second house, and one was found dead on the roof after apparently trying to escape. Another child jumped off the roof and was expected to survive after being taken to a hospital."

"Authorities did not say what may have set off the violence, but detectives were confident the shooting was 'entirely a domestic incident'. Police were familiar with Elkins, who had been arrested in a 2019 firearms case."

"'I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,' Shreveport Police chief Wayne Smith said: 'I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.'"

A mass shooting in Shreveport left seven children dead and two women critically injured, including the gunman's wife. The children, aged three to eleven, were killed in a domestic incident. The gunman, Shamar Elkins, died after a police pursuit. Police were familiar with Elkins from a previous firearms case but had no record of domestic violence issues. The attack occurred before sunrise, with some children attempting to escape. The incident is noted as one of the deadliest mass shootings in the US in recent years.

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