Breaking: 8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana

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https://apnews.com/article/shreveport-mass-shooting-louisiana-15098626d4c868b2bbc8a957a6a6ead8

Louisiana father kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting at house, police say

Family member says suspect was separating from his wife
Shamar Elkins and his wife were in the middle of separating and were due in court Monday, said Crystal Brown, who is a cousin with one of the wounded women. Brown said the couple had been arguing about the separation before the shooting.

“He murdered his children,” Brown said. “He shot his wife.”

Elkins shared four children with his wife and three children with another woman who lived close by and who was also shot, according to Brown. All the children were together at one house, she said.

Authorities had yet to publicly identify the shooting victims.

Brown described all the children as “happy kids, very friendly, very sweet.”