Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children

[Jilly_in_VA]

A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by a father who was separating from his wife and used an assault-style weapon despite a 2019 felony firearms conviction.

The violence reverberated across Shreveport a day after the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in two years. Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and community leaders called for a city-wide reckoning on stopping domestic violence.

“We can not afford to wait until the next crisis,” said Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn. “We owe it to the eight children who were lost.”

The shooter, identified as Shamar Elkins, killed seven of his children and another child, police said. His wife and her sister also were shot and wounded.
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Brown’s wife, who made a series of frantic calls for help when the shooting started, and their 12-year-old daughter escaped through the home’s roof, he said. His wife broke her pelvis after falling, [the brother-in-law} said.


https://apnews.com/article/shreveport-louisiana-shooting-children-981e69dcfee2361fe81e27199c8b9b05

This is so tragic and could have been prevented, but RepubliKKKans refuse to change gun laws.....

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. kick

[riversedge]

2. I wonder if this man had mental health problems before he gunned down all these kids??

I have 3 articles about this--nothing said about previous mental problems --which I could have missed in the news reports. So horrible.

And yes, the gun he used was the cause-- article said he had a felony conviction.

..............used an assault-style weapon despite a 2019 felony firearms conviction.
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[MichMan]

7. Felony firearms conviction and given probation

[Grim Chieftain]

3. Beyond heartbreaking

There are no words...

[Clouds Passing]

4. The eight children

[JI7]

5. As long as guns are easily available and in huge supplies

people have ways of getting them.

[Initech]

6. They created this nightmare because they repeatedly listen to Murdoch propaganda.

And choose to vote for the extremely terrible politicians who are endorsed by Murdoch propaganda.

[AllaN01Bear]

8. kick

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[AverageOldGuy]

9. He's Black

and this is Louisiana. Nothing will change.

You figure out why not.

[BeneteauBum]

10. The senseless killing has to end

Too many weapons mixed with too little sense and uncontrolled emotions.

Peace ☮️