Eight Young Lives Remembered at Louisiana Mass Shooting Funeral
A funeral in Shreveport, Louisiana honored eight children killed last month in a mass shooting carried out by their father, including seven siblings and their cousin.
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Louisiana mass shooting leaves mother of three with a bullet lodged in her face
A violent domestic-incident mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, killed eight children—seven of the shooter’s and a cousin's—and left Christina Snow, mother of three of the victims, with a bullet lodged in her face; another woman, Shaneiqua Pugh, was hospitalized in critical condition. The gunman, Shamar Elkins, was shot and killed by police. Federal authorities arrested a man in Louisiana connected to the firearm, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. in two years.
Domestic-violence crisis in Shreveport foreshadowed deadly eight-child shooting
Weeks before a gunman killed eight children in Shreveport (seven of them his own), local officials warned of a domestic-violence epidemic in the city, highlighting Louisiana’s troubling pattern of domestic killings and the complex ties between mental health, abuse, and gun violence.
Decoding Filicide: What drives parents to kill their children
After a Louisiana mass shooting where a father killed seven of his eight children, forensic psychiatrists explain filicide through Phillip Resnick’s five motives—fatal maltreatment, unwanted/neonaticide, spousal revenge, altruistic filicide, and acutely psychotic—emphasizing that motives are varied and often tied to mental health, stress, and relationships; the article notes that nearly 500 filicide arrests occur in the U.S. annually and that mothers and fathers kill at similar rates, with cases like Andrea Yates illustrating insanity defenses.
Stolen Gun Ties Louisiana Mass Shooting to Truck Theft, Eight Children Dead
Authorities say the firearm used in a Shreveport mass shooting that killed eight children was reported stolen from a pickup truck, according to the gun's owner who spoke to police; investigators continue to examine how the gun came to be used as communities mourn with memorials and vigils.
Louisiana man charged for lying about gun linked to Shreveport mass shooting
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.
Shreveport Firearm Trace Leads to Felon Charge in Mass Shooting Case
A 56-year-old Shreveport man, Charles Ford, was charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements to federal agents in connection with a rifle used by Shamar Elkins in the April 19 mass shooting; Ford allegedly possessed the gun despite his felony status and lied to investigators before admitting he had it. He faces up to 15 years for felon-in-possession and up to 5 years for the false-statements charge, with the probe led by the ATF alongside the Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana State Police, and the FBI.
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.
Shreveport domestic-tragedy: eight killed as husband opens fire amid divorce tensions
A 31-year-old man, Shamar Elkins, opened fire in Shreveport, Louisiana, killing seven of his children and a cousin and injuring his wife and another woman in what police call a violent domestic incident. After fleeing, he carjacked a man and led officers on a chase into Bossier Parish; it’s unclear whether he died in a confrontation or took his own life. The victims ranged from ages 3 to 11, and seven of the eight were his children, with the attack linked to ongoing divorce tensions.
Shreveport police chase ends in fatal gunfight after father slays seven children and a cousin
A father killed seven of his own children and a cousin in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, shooting at victims trying to escape as neighbors described a chaotic “full-blown” gun battle; the gunman fled in a stolen car and died after a police confrontation, with two women wounded (one a mother of his children) in the incident.
Louisiana Mass Shooting: Eight Children Killed in Domestic Incident
Eight children aged 3–11 were killed in a violent domestic incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, when 31-year-old Shamar Elkins shot family members at two homes before police fatally shot him after a car theft; 11 people were shot in total, making it the deadliest U.S. mass shooting in more than two years, with investigators saying the attack was domestic in nature and motive still under investigation.
Shreveport mass shooting leaves eight children dead
A gunman in Shreveport, Louisiana, killed eight children and shot his wife and another woman; the suspect, Shamar Elkins, had a minor 2019 weapons-related probation and no known recent domestic-violence history. City officials called it a tragedy for the community, and the incident stands as the deadliest U.S. shooting since January 2024 according to AP data.
Shreveport Mass Shooting Kills Eight, Including Seven of the Gunman's Children
A Shreveport man, 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, fatally shot eight children—seven of them his own—and critically wounded two women, including his wife, across two houses before dying in a police shootout; the victims ranged from ages 3 to 11, and one child survived after jumping from a roof, with investigators saying the attack stemmed from a domestic dispute and it ranks among the deadliest U.S. mass shootings in years.
Shreveport mass shooting leaves eight children dead in domestic tragedy
A father killed eight children—seven of his own plus one unrelated child—in a domestic-disturbance mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. He shot 10 people, fled in a stolen car, and was killed by police; two adult women, including the children's mother, are in critical condition, and a ninth child survived after leaping to a nearby roof. The gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, acted alone, and investigators are coordinating with state police amid what is described as the deadliest U.S. mass shooting this year.
Shreveport Tragedy: Eight Children Dead in Domestic Shooting
Eight children and teens were killed and several others wounded in a domestic-related mass shooting across multiple homes in Shreveport, Louisiana. The gunman died after a police chase; authorities are investigating the circumstances as the community mourns.