Police say Louisiana shooter was father of seven out of the eight victims – video
At least eight children were killed and two adults wounded in a mass shooting in the https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana">Louisiana city of Shreveport, in what https://www.facebook.com/shreveportpolice/posts/pfbid09zo4SuNfTxkCjjzfJeo3gtm9DDUnFAMp5LF3QPQpVjAr15SUMxPsSynM3u3hkD3il">police called a 'domestic violence incident'.
Chris Bordelon, the Shreveport police department spokesperson, said the suspect, Shamar Elkins, killed seven of his own children and wounded their mother, as well as killing another child.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 12 years old.
The mother and another woman were left in critical condition.
Elkins died after a police pursuit.
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