Suspect was fatally shot, Shreveport police say, after children ranging from 18 months to 14 years were killed
At least eight people are dead and others are wounded after a mass murder reported in the Louisiana city of Shreveport, according to local police.
Police said that among the victims were children ranging in age from 18 months to 14 years. Two other women were reportedly shot in the head but survived – and a third person, described as a young boy, was injured while jumping from a roof.
Wayne Smith, Shreveport’s police chief, said the suspected killer was shot and killed by police after he committed a carjacking.
The violence occurred early on Sunday morning in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, with police suggesting there were at least four separate but nearby scenes involved in the deadly rampage. Investigators did not discuss a possible motive for the killings but said it appeared to be domestic in nature.
