Louisiana man charged for lying about gun linked to Shreveport mass shooting
TL;DR
A Louisiana man, Charles Ford, 56, is charged with lying to federal agents about possessing the gun used by Shamar Elkins in the Shreveport mass shooting that killed eight children; Ford initially denied having the Mossberg pistol but later admitted he kept it in his truck and believed Elkins stole it. Elkins, a former National Guardsman and felon, died at the scene after fatally shooting eight people and injuring others.
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