Eight Kids Shot Dead in Louisiana

0:00A children got shot and killed in South Sreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday morning around 6 a.m. Central time. Authorities say it stemmed from a domestic disturbance across three homes in the Cedar Grove area. The suspect, a 31-year-old army veteran named Shamar Elkins allegedly carried out the attacks. Elkins tried to flee by carjacking someone, but police chased him down and fatally shot him at the scene. Seven of the kids died inside one property, and another was found on the roof, like they were trying to escape out back. The victims were seven siblings and one cousin, three boys and five girls aged three to eleven. Their names are Jela Elkins, three, Shela Elkins, five, Caleb Pugh, six, Laila Pugh, seven, Marquette and Pugh, ten, Soraya Snow, eleven, Snow, six, and Braille and Snow, five. Two women were also wounded and remained in critical condition. Local leaders, like state representative Tammy Phelps, called it unimaginable for first responders.

1:01Governor Jeff Landry and U.S. House Speaker, Mike Johnson, from Sreveport, expressed heartbreak and praised police action. This is the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. since eight died in a Chicago suburb back in January 2024. Detectives are still digging into what sparked this domestic nightmare, with autopsies underway for the young victims. Local news, powered by AI. This is Lester News today.