Eight children between the ages of one and 14 were killed today (April 19).
in the shooting in Shreveport, the third most populous city in the US state of Louisiana, and the police announced that it was a case of domestic violence.
Two adult women suffered gunshot wounds to the head and survived, while a boy was injured after jumping from the roof, local ABC Louisiana affiliate KTBS reports.
The announcement states that the shooting happened around 5:00 a.m. local time, when the attacker shot ten people, and the police chased and killed the suspect while he was running away, the BBC reports.
The police did not identify the attacker or the victims, but stated that some of the murdered children were related to the attacker.
The shooting took place in several locations in the city, including two houses on the same block and a third in a different part of the neighborhood. After the shooting, the gunman stole a vehicle and began to flee, which was followed by a police chase. When they reached him, the officers opened fire on the suspect and killed him.
Source: FoNet
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