Eight children killed in Louisiana

Shreveport police are investigating a horrific domestic-related mass shooting that spanned multiple homes and left eight children dead.

The victims, the youngest of whom was just 18 months old, were allegedly targeted by a male suspect who was later fatally shot by law enforcement during a pursuit.

Local authorities described the crime scene as extensive and unlike anything the department has seen before.

The tragedy has rattled the northwestern Louisiana community as officials work to establish a definitive motive for the violence.