8 kids — ages 1 to 14 — killed in mass shooting across Shreveport, Louisiana — as gunman targets his ‘descendants’
By Anthony Blair
Published on April 19, 2026.
A mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, has left eight children, including a baby, dead. The gunman opened fire in three homes, with eight of them fatally. Some of the victims were "descendants" of the shooter. Following the incident, the gunman attempted to flee and was shot dead by police. The shooting occurred at an undisclosed location.
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