Shreveport gun traced to suspect prompts federal charges
TL;DR
Authorities traced the gun used in Shreveport’s mass shooting to 56-year-old Charles Ford, who was arrested on federal charges of felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements; Ford said the weapon — reportedly given to him by a hospitalized woman — had been taken from his truck and was later used by Shamar Elkins to kill eight children before dying in a police confrontation.
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