Shreveport Mass Shooting: 8 Kids Dead, 2 Wounded

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story, this is Durham News Today, driven by AI. A 31-year-old father in Shreveport, Louisiana, named Shamar Elkins, carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. in more than two years, killing eight children, including seven of his own, and wounding his wife and another woman. The horror unfolded early Sunday morning, across two homes in the same neighborhood, and Elkins died after a police chase ended in a shootout with officers. It all started before sunrise around 5.55 a.m., when a caller reported shots from a top one house on 79th Street. Minus later, police learned Elkins had fired inside, and by 6.07 a.m., he hit the second spot on Harrison Street before stealing a car and fleeing. Family says Elkins and his wife were in the middle of separating, sparking urgent talk about domestic violence in the community. He had a prior felony conviction for illegal gun use back in 2019, which banned him from

1:01weapons for at least 10 years, yet he still got. Hold of one somehow, the young victims range from 3 to 11 years old, with Elkins' nephew among them. His wife came off as a loving mom, who dressed the kids sharp for events and cheered their school winds, making this loss hit even harder for folks who knew them. As Shreveport mourns in schools gravel with the grief, leaders push for real change on family violence, reminding us this tops any U.S. mass killing since 8 died in the Chicago suburb last January. Stay aware out there.