Eight children ranges in age from 1 to 14 were shot to death early Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Two women and one teenager were wounded, Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said. The women are in critical condition, Arceneaux said. The teenager has non-life threatening injuries.
Police said that Shamar Elkins, who was the father of some children who were killed, was the shooter, according toCNN.
The suspect carjacked a vehicle, leading to a chase that reached into the next parish, Shreveport Police Cpl. Chris Bordelon said. Bordelondescribedthe scene as “disgusting and evil.”
According to local Shreveport police, Shamar Elkins reportedly led police on a high speed chase, killed eight of his children and shot his wife, Shaneiqua Elkins, before eventually being killed by responding police officers.#DomesticViolence#tragedy#evil#domesticviolence…pic.twitter.com/tHyJ2pZIU0
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“The vehicle was chased into Bossier Parish, and at which point in time, Shreveport police officers did discharge their firearm, and that individual is deceased,” he said.
“This is a tragic situation, maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had in Shreveport,” Arceneaux said.
According toKSLA-TV, one woman was in a relationship with Elkins. Police said one woman was shot in the head.
KSLA said that Elkins fired at police before he was killed
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