Louisiana Man Kills 8 Kids, 2 Wounded

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story. This is California News Today, driven by AI. A Louisiana man unleashed horror in Shreveport early Sunday, gunning down eight young kids across two homes, seven of his own children and one nephew. All between three and 11 years old, three boys and five girls. He was in the process of separating from his wife, the mother of some of those kids, when he opened fire. She and another woman ended up critically wounded, but police say they're both expected to pull through. The shooter fled the scene, sparking a chase that ended when officers shot him dead. Folks in the community are reeling, with police chief calling it unimaginable and family praising the mom as a devoted parent who put her kids first. Neighbors heard the shots and saw chaos, even a child who jumped from the roof to escape but survived. Turns out the gunman, Shamar Elkins, served in the Louisiana National Guard from 2013 to 2020 as a specialist, no. It's on record.

1:00He had no recent domestic violence arrests, just the 2019 probation for illegal weapon use after firing at a car. This tragedy marks the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight folks died in a Chicago summer back in January of last year, leaving us all. Grabbling with yet another wave of unthinkable family violence.