Shreveport shooting: eight children killed; mayor calls it worst tragedy

Eight children were killed in an early-morning shooting in Shreveport, in what authorities described as domestic violence. Investigators described three sites involved: two homes on West 79th Street and a site on Harrison Street, with ten people shot in total and two others struck by gunfire whose conditions were not immediately known. The gunman fled in a car, carjacked a nearby vehicle near West 79th and Lynnwood, and was fatally shot by police after a pursuit. The mayor called the incident the 'worst tragedy' and said the city mourns, while the Speaker of the House expressed condolences and noted collaboration with local authorities.

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