### [2026-04-19](/feed/2026/04/19/index.md)

##### Shooting spree
# Eight children are killed and two other people are injured in a shooting spree at a number of homes in Shreveport, Louisiana United States. The perpetrator is killed in a shootout with police. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q9v1p2dd2o)

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