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Eight children were killed during a mass shooting that took place in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sunday (April 19) morning, local police confirmed via NBC News.
The Shreveport Police Department responded to a reported domestic disturbance on 79th Street just after 6:00 a.m., with police spokesperson Christopher Bordelon described the scene as "extensive," including two two homes in the area and a third on nearby Harrison Street.
"You have three different scenes, the shooting itself occurred just down the road over here, the 300 block of West 79th," Bordelon said via NBC News. "There’s also another shooting related to this on Harrison Street, and then there’s an adjacent residence on West 79 where one of the victims ran to after the shooting."
Bordelon confirmed that a total 10 people were shot ranging between the ages of 1 and 14 years old during a news briefing.
“The individual responsible once leaving this scene performed a carjacking right here in close proximity to the corner of West 79th and Lynnwood, at which point in time, Shreveport police patrol officers got behind that vehicle in a chase incident,” Bordelon said.
The suspect was killed by officers during the chase and is believed to have acted alone, according to Bordelon.
“We do believe him to be the only individual that fired gunshots at these locations here,” he said.
Police didn't share specific details about the suspect but confirmed some of the children "were his descendants." An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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