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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.

Divergence score

This event sits in the top 8% of divergence this week. 15 outlets covered it, splitting into 14 framing camps across 4 bias groups.

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4 bias groups

The spectrum · how 15 outlets placed this story

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

Furthest apart on this story

Washington Examiner

Eight children killed in 'extensive' Louisiana shootings, suspect dead

scene details and adult victim injuries highlighted

CNN

What we know about the killing of 8 children in Louisiana, the deadliest US mass shooting since 2024

contextualizes as historic mass shooting milestone

How Washington Examiner and CNN compare across every story →

First to report

PBS NewsHourfirst
Reuters+18 min
Al Jazeera+24 min
BBC+54 min
Breitbart+1.2 h
NPR+1.3 h
Washington Examiner+1.3 h
Politico+1.8 h
New York Times+3.8 h
Washington Post+3.9 h
ABC News+6.9 h
The Hill+9.0 h

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The split, in one line

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.

How each outlet covered it