8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting, and suspect is also dead, police say - BERITAJA

Eight children were killed successful a wide shooting successful Shreveport, Louisiana, connected Sunday morning, according to police.

Officers pinch the Shreveport Police Department responded to the 300 artifact of West 79th Street conscionable aft 6 a.m. pursuing reports of a home disturbance. Police spokesperson Christopher Bordelon described the crime segment arsenic “extensive,” spanning 2 homes successful the area and a 3rd connected Harris Street nearby.

Ten group were changeable — 8 fatally — ranging successful property from 1 to 14 years old, Bordelon said astatine a news briefing.

“The individual responsible erstwhile leaving this segment performed a carjacking correct present successful adjacent proximity to the area of West 79th and Lynnwood, astatine which constituent successful time, Shreveport constabulary patrol officers sewage down that conveyance successful a pursuit incident,” Bordelon said.

Officers changeable and killed the fishy during the chase, Bordelon said.

“We do judge him to beryllium the only individual that fired gunshots astatine these locations here,” Bordelon said.

Police did not stock immoderate accusation about the suspect, but Bordelon said immoderate of the children successful the homes “were his descendants.”

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.