"The attack was the deadliest mass shooting in the US in more than two years. Police said the children - who were all killed in the same house - ranged in age from three to 11 years old."
"Authorities did not say what may have set off the violence, but detectives were confident the shooting was 'entirely a domestic incident'."
"Seven children were killed inside the second house, and one was found dead on the roof after apparently trying to escape."
"I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback. I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur."
Eight children, aged 1 to 14, were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The gunman, Shamar Elkins, was shot dead by police after a car chase. Two women, including the gunman's wife, were critically injured. The shooting was described as a domestic incident, with the attack occurring in two houses. Seven children were killed in one house, and one child was found dead on the roof. Some children attempted to escape through the back door. This incident marks one of the deadliest mass shootings in the US in recent years.
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