
Louisiana Man Kills 7 of His Own Children, Mother Wounded in Domestic Shooting
A Louisiana man identified as Shamar Elkins shot and killed seven of his own children and one other child while wounding their mother and another woman in a domestic incident early Sunday. The victims ranged in age from one to about 12 years old. Elkins died after a police pursuit. Police said the shooting was entirely domestic and that Elkins had been arrested in 2019 in a firearms case.