Shreveport shooting: Gunman who killed 8 children in Louisiana domestic shooting identified

One in 82 people are a victim of a violent crime in Shreveport, compared to one in 192 in the state of Louisiana, the report showed. Those are stats no state should have.

"The Daily Mail reports that Shamar Elkins posted a photo last week with his seven children. In the caption of the photo, Elkins noted that he had taken the children to the church for Easter. “Happy Easter had a wonderful time at church for the first time with all my kids what a blessed day," he wrote in the post."

It looks like he had somewhat of a social media presence and made some general posts about depression/personal struggles and shared a post asking male followers if they ever wished they had chosen a different mother for their kids. Edit: there are some comments flying around that his wife was planning to leave him.

The gunman killed 8 children, SEVEN OF WHOM WERE HIS OWN?!?! What the f***?

From another source: >In March 2019, he was arrested after firing about five shots at a vehicle near Caddo Magnet School while children were outside. Officers recovered shell casings and a gun. He pleaded guilty to illegal use of weapons in October 2019, received 18 months probation, and the firearm charge was dismissed. Okay. Why the f*** wasn't an attempted murder 6 years ago enough to lock him up for life?

Shreveport is a top ten terrible place in America.  I say this having lived there, and generally liked some other places Reidditors hate.

So what I’m getting from the comments, this man’s wife was going to leave him. They had 7(?) kids together. He shot her in the head, in the car. She survived (poor woman).  He then shot all his kids and possibly himself?  I don’t even know what to say. 

Genuinely how fucked do you have to be in the head to kill a bunch of kids. Truly this is a sad day. Just sick.

Who’s the kid he killed that isn’t his?

That mother lost 7 different children at one time. Just unfathomable.

A woman is 70 times more likely to be murdered by her male partner in the first two weeks of separation. Some studies say that up to half of all female homicide victims killed by a male partner were killed while in this period of trying to leave or having just left. The danger is not only during this time, however, with some studies saying that the increased likelihood of violence can last for years after the separation. We know that men's violence takes many forms beyond the physical, such as language and ideology. Combine this violence with unfettered access to guns, being immersed in a deeply violent patriarchal society like ours, and it's really no wonder we see news stories as horrific and devastating as this one.

>There have been at least 114 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the [Gun Violence Archive](https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting), which like CNN defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. Today is day 109 of the year 2026.

Absolutely horrific . I wasn’t able to finish the article after the picture of the door . . Prayers to all affected & grieving. I can’t even imagine their pain

Jesus Christ. Men for fucks sake go to therapy.

This country is devouring itself from within. Truly sad to see.

We can do something to prevent these miserable events, but I guess we need to want to do something.

Horrific to even imagine.

Ahh, yes, everybody express your outrage, point your fingers, clutch your pearls, and then do nothing. Rinse and repeat, see you next time this happens.

Like chris rock said, make bullets restrictively expensive. Make that bullet worth it

keep on doing nothing America, because it surely never happen again.

"Deadliest mass shooting since 2024" This is in the headline, like it's such a long time. *Normalized* is an understatement. We need a new word or phrase for this shit. How about *Culturally Accepted*? *More culturally accepted mass shootings happened at schools today in Nebraska and Kentucky. There were a few more in other states earlier, reports say*

Not including this weekend’s incident in Shreveport, the Gun Violence Archive lists at least 119 mass shootings in the United States this year, resulting in 117 deaths, including 79 children, and 458 people injured.

“There have been at least 114 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which like CNN defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter.” Today is the 108th day of 2026

Became a father almost 2 years ago and I used to be able to read these stories with no thought or emotion to it but now they all just make my chest feel so heavy and tight. Disgusting individual.

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The “pro-life” party will have you believe that these deaths are necessary to maintain our 2nd amendment rights.

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