Eight children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana
A man identified as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins shot and killed eight children, seven of whom were his own, at multiple locations in Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday morning. Two women were also shot and injured. Elkins fled the scene, carjacked a vehicle, and was fatally shot by police during a pursuit into Bossier City.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 12% of divergence this week. 15 outlets covered it, splitting into 14 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Early outlets framed this as a domestic disturbance mass shooting with unknown details; later outlets named the suspect and added that seven were his own children, the couple was separating with a court date Monday, and one child died on the roof trying to escape, details absent from breaking reports.
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“Eight children killed in 'extensive' Louisiana shootings, suspect dead”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“8 children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say” · PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, BBC, Reuters, Politico, The Hill, AP News
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NPRNPR Eight children dead at a shooting in Louisiana, police say 75d ago WPWashington Post 8 children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say 74d ago TNew York Times 8 Children Killed in Domestic Mass Shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, Police Say 74d ago CNNCNN What we know about the killing of 8 children in Louisiana, the deadliest US mass shooting since 2024 74d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News WATCH: 8 children fatally shot in Louisiana domestic violence incident: Police 74d ago CENTER5
PBSPBS NewsHour Police say 8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting 75d ago RReuters Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting, media reports say 75d ago PPolitico 8 children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say 75d ago HThe Hill Father killed 7 of his children and another child in Louisiana mass shooting: Police 74d ago APAP News Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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