Eight children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday, NBC reported.
According to NBC, the shooting occured as a result of a domestic dispute. Ten children were shot in total, ranging in age from 1 to 14.
“The individual responsible once leaving this scene performed a carjacking right here in close proximity to the corner of West 79th and Lynnwood, at which point in time, Shreveport police patrol officers got behind that vehicle in a chase incident,” Police spokesperson Christopher Bordelon said.
Bordelon also said that the shooting occured in three different locations. One is the original house, at the 300 block of West 79th Street, where police were called to after reports of a domestic dispute came in. “There’s also another shooting related to this on Harrison Street, and then there’s an adjacent residence on West 79 where one of the victims ran to after the shooting,” Bordelon explained.
The suspect was shot and killed during the chase.
Police said that the investigation was ongoing, and that no officers were harmed during the chase.
This is a developing story.
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