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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Owen Scott

Louisiana gunman was going through a divorce and drowning in ‘dark thoughts’ before shooting eight children dead, family says

A man believed to have killed eight children, seven of whom were his own, told his family that he was drowning in “dark thoughts” as recently as this month, according to a report.​

Shamar Elkins, 31, carried out the shootings early on Sunday morning in Shreveport, Louisiana. In addition to killing eight children, Elkins critically wounded two women, according to Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Chris Bordelon. ​

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