A gunman on Sunday (April 19, 2026) killed eight children between the ages of 1 and 14 in the U.S. State of Louisiana in domestic-related shootings at two different homes in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in more than two years.
Police in Shreveport said a total of 10 people were shot on Sunday. Police spokesperson Chris Bordelon says the gunman died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect. The suspect had stolen a car while leaving the scene of the shootings.
Police didn’t immediately release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male.
Police tape blocks off a house in Shreveport, La., that is one of the locations tied to a mass shooting Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) | Photo Credit: Jill Pickett
Officials said they were still gathering details at crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — two homes and a third location. Bordelon said some of the children shot were related to the suspect.
