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Man Says Suspect Stole Gun From His Truck Before Killing 8 Children in Louisiana
Charles Ford, who faces federal charges, told investigators he believes Shamar Elkins took the assault-style weapon weeks before the Shreveport rampage
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- Charles Ford told investigators he believes Shamar Elkins stole an assault-style gun from his truck weeks before the suspect killed eight children in a Shreveport neighborhood.
- Elkins, who was the father of seven of the victims, died after fleeing during a police pursuit.
- Ford faces federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements to investigators.
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Charles Ford told investigators he believes Shamar Elkins stole an assault-style gun from his truck weeks before the suspect killed eight children in a Shreveport neighborhood. Elkins, who was the father of seven of the victims, died after fleeing during a police pursuit. Ford faces federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements to investigators. The shooting, which also wounded two women, is among the nation's deadliest mass shootings in recent years.
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