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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Louisiana authorities identify eight children killed in ‘domestic incident’

a man hugs a woman outside
People at the scene of a mass shooting on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Louisiana authorities have identified eight children – aged three to 11 – who were killed on Sunday during what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in Shreveport that marked the deadliest US mass shooting in more than two years.

The Caddo parish coroner’s office identified the children as Jayla Elkins, three; Shayla Elkins, five; Kayla Pugh, six; Layla Pugh, six; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, five.

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