2026 Shreveport shooting

When

19 Apr 2026

Kind

Shooting

Killed

9

Coordinates

32.51° N, 93.76° W

Description

mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

Injured

3

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Mass shooting in Louisiana, US

On April 19, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at a home in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. The perpetrator, 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, killed eight children between the ages of 3 and 11. Seven were his own children, and one was their cousin. His wife, Shaneiqua Pugh, and his ex-wife, Christina Snow, the mother of three of his children, were wounded by gunfire.

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