UPDATE — 4/19/26 at 7:10 p.m. ET: Authorities have identified the gunman as Shamar Elkins, the father of seven of the eight children who were shot and killed on Sunday, April 19, in Shreveport, ...

Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5, were all killed in the April 19 shooting ...

Precious Memories Mortuary hosted a visitation Friday (May 8) for the eight young children killed in the April 19 mass shooting.

In April 2026, Shamar Elkins shot and killed eight children — seven of whom were his own Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Eight children were killed in a domestic attack across three Shreveport, Louisiana, homes early Sunday in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.

The stepfather of the gunman who killed eight people in Shreveport, Louisiana said the killer was recently having "dark thoughts." ...

As their mothers – who were injured in the attack – recover, the eight children who were killed are being remembered for their vibrant spirits and love for life.

A crazed Louisiana dad fatally shot eight kids — including seven of his own children — and wounded two women during a rampage Sunday morning. Seven of the slain kids were the children of murderous, ...