Man kills 8 children, including 7 of his own, in Louisiana mass shooting, police say
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Police in Shreveport, Louisiana, say Shamar Elkins killed eight children, seven of whom were his own kids, in a shooting early Sunday morning.
The incident started as a domestic dispute and police say two women were also shot.
Elkins was later killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers.
Jason Allen reports.
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