Eight children were killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, according to U.S. media reports, noting that the attacker also died after a police chase.
According to police, 10 people were shot, eight of whom died: minors between the ages of one and 14.
"The individual responsible, after leaving the scene, got into a car and fled. A police patrol pursued him. A firefight ensued, and the attacker was killed," authorities explained.
Further details come from the New York Times, citing police sources: the Shreveport shooting was triggered by "domestic violence." The crime scene involved at least three different locations, and the shooter is believed to be related to some of the victims.
(Unioneonline)
