The shooting occurred around 6:00 AM on Sunday in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana. Police responded to reports of shots fired in the Cedar Grove community just after 6 a.m. CT, according to Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Bordelon. Victims were found in two homes along West 79th Street and a third home on nearby Harrison Street, Bordelon added.
The victims were aged between 18 months and 14 years old. Seven of the eight children killed were the suspect's own children, according to a police report. Police said seven children were found inside a home, and the eighth was found dead on a back roof.
My security camera captured video of the gunman running away toward a tire shop.
The shooting is believed to be domestic and family-related, police stated. Investigators believe the suspect is related to at least some of the victims, according to research from two sources. The suspect had a relationship with one or both of the women involved, Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said. Major media reports from eight sources indicate the suspect shot the mother of his children in the face.
Two adult women and one teenager were also wounded in the shootings, police confirmed. The women are both in critical condition, Mayor Arceneaux reported.
I could hear two shots on the audio.
The suspect was an adult male, according to police. The suspect stole a car and was pursued by police in a chase, authorities said. Bordelon reported the suspect carjacked a vehicle and led police on a chase into the next parish.
Police chased the person responsible for the shooting and exchanged gunfire, Mayor Arceneaux said. The vehicle was chased into Bossier Parish, and Shreveport police officers discharged their firearm, and that individual is deceased, Bordelon confirmed. The suspect was shot and killed by police, authorities stated.
I later saw one of the child victims, who had already been covered, laying on the roof of the house.
The suspect is deceased, Mayor Arceneaux confirmed. It is unclear whether the suspect died due to a self-inflicted wound or by police, according to the mayor. The Louisiana State Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting, research from two sources indicates. No officers were injured, state police reported.
Liza Demming's security camera captured video of the suspect running away and the sound of two shots, she said. According to apnews.com, Liza Demming described her security camera capturing video of the gunman running away toward a tire shop. She also noted hearing two shots on the audio and later seeing one of the child victims, who had already been covered, laying on the roof of the house. Demming added that she never heard anything like a fight or argument before the shooting.
I never heard anything like a fight or argument.
This is the deadliest mass shooting in the US in over two years, according to major media reports from four sources. There have been 136 mass shootings in the US so far in 2026, more than one per day, according to Mass Shooting Tracker.
Police have not released the names of the victims or the suspected shooter, research from two sources confirms. The specific relationships between the suspect and all victims remain unclear, as does the motive beyond the domestic nature of the attack.
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