Roof Escape in Louisiana Mass Shooting Claims Eight Children

A mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana left eight children dead after a man, identified as Shamar Elkins, opened fire at a home and later died in a police confrontation. A woman and a child escaped by jumping from a rooftop and survived in stable condition; a ninth child was hospitalized after jumping to safety. Two adult women were wounded; investigators say the incident began as a domestic dispute and the weapon was described as an assault-style rifle, with motive still under investigation.