In Louisiana, USA, a former soldier killed 8 children, 7 of which were his own, over a family dispute. The police killed the attacker. He also shot his wife, who is in critical condition.
Washington: America is once again shaken by the shooting. A heartbreaking incident happened here in Shreveport, Louisiana. An attacker killed 8 children in 3 different houses. The age of the children killed was between 1 and 14 years. The police has also killed the attacker. Police suspect that this matter is a family dispute.
The attacker has been identified as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins. He was earlier in the army. Of the 8 children killed, 7 were his children. It is being told that there was a fight going on between Shamar Elkins and his wife for a long time. He had tried to kill his children earlier also. Then he reached near the children’s school and opened fire. At that time the police had detained him, had also registered a case, but later released him.
This time Shamar first reached his wife’s house with weapons with the intention of killing the children. His wife feared danger, so she handed over the responsibility of taking care of the children to someone else. The attacker reached the wife’s house and first shot her. He was shot in the head and is in a very serious condition in the hospital. After this the attacker reached in search of the house where the children were. His 7 children and 9 children of the woman taking care of the children were present there. The attacker shot and killed 8 of these children. He also shot the woman who was taking care of the children in the head. His condition is also serious and he is in the hospital. A child survived after being shot by the attacker by jumping from the window of the building. Both his legs are broken. The child is undergoing treatment in the hospital. The attacker was trying to run away from here, but the police chased him and shot him.