Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say | BBC News
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Summary
## Key takeaways - **Worst mass shooting in two years**: This incident marks the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in two years, deeply disturbing for the Shreveport community as all victims were children. [00:27], [00:48] - **Eight children dead, ages 1 to 14**: Eight children between ages 1 and 14 were shot and killed across three homes in Shreveport, with seven found deceased in two connected houses. [00:06], [00:26] - **Shooter killed after carjacking, chase**: Police shot and killed the gunman after he carjacked a vehicle nearby, fired at pursuing officers, and was chased out of the city before being shot dead. [01:17], [01:31] - **Domestic incident, not random attack**: Police describe the attack as a domestic violence incident, with some victims believed to be the gunman's own children. [00:00], [00:17] - **Three crime scenes, one gruesome**: Authorities identified three separate crime scenes in Shreveport, with one described as incredibly gruesome and requiring several hours to process. [00:57], [01:05] - **Child tried to escape via roof**: One child attempted to flee by going out the back through the roof but was found deceased at the scene. [00:50], [01:04]
Topics Covered
- Eight children ages 1-14 killed in Louisiana shooting
Full Transcript
A gunman in the US state of Louisiana has shot and killed eight children in what police have described as a domestic violence incident. Officers say the
violence incident. Officers say the attacks took place in three homes in the city of Shreveport. The children who died were between the age of 1 and 14
years old. Police say some of them were
years old. Police say some of them were related to the gunman who was killed by police after he tried to flee by stealing a car.
The BBC's Tom Simmons has more.
This is the worst mass shooting for 2 years in the United States. Deeply
disturbing for this community because those who lost their lives were all children and highly unusual because this appears to be a domestic incident.
Police trying to make sense of it focused on two houses close to each other in the south of Shreveport where shots were fired. Seven children were located inside that were deceased. There
was an additional deceased child that looked like he had a tried to escape the residence out the back on the roof. This
is a large operation. We have three crime scenes just here in Shreveport.
One of them is is incredibly gruesome in nature and it's going to take several hours to to process.
They're examining the shooter's links to both houses but say they believe some of the victims were his children. Two
adults were also injured. He then
hijacked a car not far from here and fired at police who pursued him out of the city before shooting him dead.
There were gasps from local people as the news spread today.
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