The city of Shreveport in the US state of Louisiana was shaken by a horrific firing incident early on Sunday morning. 8 children died in this mass shooting incident, the youngest of the children who died was 1 year old. At the same time, two other people are said to be injured due to bullet injuries. The police killed the accused in an encounter. The firing incident shocked the entire area.
At least eight children were killed and two elderly people were injured in a mass shooting incident in a residential area of Shreveport city of Louisiana. Police have described it as an incident of domestic violence. The attacker killed 8 children by firing indiscriminately. The youngest of those who died was an innocent child of only 1 year, while the eldest child was about 14 years old. Some children are said to be relatives of the suspected attacker.
Fear of firing in domestic dispute
As soon as information about the incident was received, the police team reached the spot and chased the suspected attacker. In the end the police killed the suspect. Shreveport Police Department spokesman Chris Bordelon said the shooting was likely a domestic dispute. Police said the suspect was also arrested in a weapons-related case in 2019.
Police killed the accused in an encounter
Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said that after carrying out the incident, the attacker was trying to escape by snatching a car. When the police tried to stop him, he started firing, in response to which the police shot him dead. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arseneau expressed grief over the incident and ordered an investigation. He said that perhaps in recent years we have never seen such a terrible tragedy in this northwestern Louisiana city with a population of 177,000.