Authorities: 8 children killed in domestic shootings in NW Louisiana

(The Center Square) – Eight children were killed early Sunday in domestic-related shootings at three Shreveport homes, authorities said.

Shreveport Police Department spokesman and public affairs officer Chris Bordelon said at a morning news conference that a total of 10 people were shot, of which eight, all children, were killed. Two adult women who also were shot are in critical condition.

The lone suspect – an adult male – then hijacked a car and led police on a chase into Bossier City, where he was shot and killed, authorities said.

Bordelon said the victims range in age from 1 to 14 years old. Some of them were related to the suspect.

“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” Bordelon said.

The crime scene investigation involves four locations, from Cedar Grove to north Bossier. The shootings occurred on the 300 block of West 79th Street.

Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said officers were still investigating the details and the motive for the fatal shootin...