- A gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, 31, killed eight children and critically wounded two women in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday.
- Seven of the deceased children were his own, aged between one and 12 years old, found at a second location after he had shot a woman at a first home.
- One child was discovered dead on the roof, having apparently tried to escape the attack, which police confirmed was "entirely a domestic incident."
- Elkins was killed following a police pursuit, while the two women, including the mother of his children, remain in critical condition.
- Local officials expressed profound shock and grief, describing the incident as the nation's deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.
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