Shreveport, Louisiana Father Kills Eight Children

A mass shooting occurred in United States===Shreveport, Louisiana, United States===Louisiana, where 31-year-old 2026 Shreveport shooting fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, and wounded his wife, Shaneiqua Elkins, and another woman. The attack unfolded in two homes, stemming from a domestic dispute as Elkins and his wife were separating. Elkins died after a police pursuit and an exchange of gunfire. The children ranged in age from 3 to 11. The incident is the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. in over two years, prompting community leaders in United States===Shreveport, Louisiana and United States===Caddo Parish, Louisiana to call for a reckoning on domestic violence and discussions on gun control in United States===Louisiana. Elkins had a prior firearms conviction from 2019 and had recently checked into a United States===United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.