The suspect was the father of seven of the children killed, police said. The victims ranged in age from 1 to about 14 years old, according to police in Shreveport, La. A total of 10 people were shot.

The gunman, who is also dead, shot 10 people in total, according to police. All eight who died were children from 3 to 11 years old, police said.

Authorities in Shreveport, Louisiana, say a gunman killed eight children, including seven of his own, in domestic-related shootings at a home. The children killed range in age from 3 to 11.

By Leah Douglas and Jeffrey Dastin April 19 (Reuters) - A gunman killed seven of his children and an eighth minor in a domestic violence incident on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, before police fatally shot him during a vehicle chase,

The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, a Shreveport police spokesperson said.

Eight children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, according to police

The suspect, Shamar Elkins, was the father of seven of the eight children who were killed

Eight children were killed in a domestic attack across three Shreveport, Louisiana, homes early Sunday in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.

Eight children were killed in a shooting on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the suspected gunman was fatally shot by police, authorities said.