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<\/p>\nThe vast crime scene includes four locations, two houses, and another house on a different street<\/p>\n
12:43 ET, 19 Apr 2026Updated 13:19 ET, 19 Apr 2026<\/p>\n
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Eight children killed in chaotic mass shooting between two houses(Image: Shreveport Police Department )<\/p>\n
Eight children died Sunday after a mass shooting broke out between two homes.<\/p>\n
Around six in the morning on Sunday, gunfire rang out in Shreveport, Louisiana<\/a>, and police verified that ten persons were hit in the domestic dispute. At a press conference, Shreveport Police Department Corporal Chris Bordelon stated that the large crime scene<\/a> included three locations in the Cedar Grove area.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have at least 10 individuals that were struck by gunfire in a domestic disturbance,\u201d he said. Eight of these individuals, who ranged in age from one to 14 years old, have died. According to KTBS, a little boy was hurt<\/a> when he leaped from a roof, and two adult women were shot and are now in the hospital.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Paterson shooting: 4 wounded as gunfire erupts near children’s party in New Jersey<\/a>READ MORE: Shooting victim’s son, 10, unmasked killer with haunting statement to police<\/a><\/p>\n Bordelon told reporters that the shooter committed a carjacking after leaving the main scene, and that patrol officers pursued him before shooting and killing the suspect. Bordelon continued, “This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen.”<\/p>\n The vast crime scene includes four locations, two houses, and another house on a different street.<\/p>\n Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith(Image: Shreveport Police Department )<\/p>\n Some of the children who were killed are linked to the suspected gunman, an adult male, according to the authorities.<\/p>\n The victims’ and the suspect’s identities will soon be made public.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart is taken aback, I just cannot begin to imagine how such an event can occur,\u201d Police Chief Wayne Smith added.<\/p>\n Some of the children who were killed are linked to the suspected gunman(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n \u201cThis effects the entire community. We all mourn with these families,\u201d Shreveport mayor Tom Arceneaux told reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a Sunday morning, I ask all of you to pray at your services this morning not just for this family, but for all the victims, for the victims at the hospital, and the community at large.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a tragic situation. Maybe the worst tragic situation we\u2019ve ever had in Shreveport.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible morning in Shreveport.\u201d<\/p>\n Shreveport police have requested that Louisiana State Police’s detectives look into the matter.<\/p>\n Sign up to our FREE newsletter and get the top stories to your inbox<\/p>\n![\"Shreveport](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-19-173656.jpg\")
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