Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting, police say

The ​children killed in the incident ⁠ranged in age ​from 1 to 14

Eight children, with ages ranging from 1 to 14, were killed in a mass shooting on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the suspected gunman was later fatally shot by ​police during a vehicle chase, local authorities said.

The incident was the latest mass shooting ​in the United States. Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Christopher Bordelon said at a ⁠news conference that some of the children were related to the suspected gunman, and that ​the shootings occurred in three residences.

Bordelon said at least 10 people total were shot, but did not ​provide details on the status of surviving victims.

The shooting occurred just after 6 a.m. on Sunday and is considered a domestic disturbance, Bordelon said.

The suspected gunman carjacked a vehicle after the shooting and died after police fired ​at the vehicle during a chase that went into neighboring Bossier Parish, Bordelon said. Louisiana ​State Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting of this individual, spokesperson Kate Stegall said.

Bordelon said the name of the ‌suspected ⁠gunman would be released once the department has notified families of the victims.

"We do know that some of the children inside were his descendants," Bordelon said.

"This is a tragic situation, maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had," Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said.

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S House of Representatives Speaker Mike ​Johnson, a Shreveport native, posted ​on social media ⁠that his team was in touch with local police about the "heartbreaking tragedy."

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posted to social media that he and his wife "are ​heartbroken over this horrific situation, and we're praying for everyone affected."

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.

The archive defines a mass ⁠shooting as ​an incident in which at least four people, not ​including the shooter, are injured or killed by gunfire. The United States had 407 mass shootings last year, according to ​archive data.

School shootings are not uncommon in US.

Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured in August 2025 after a gunman opened fire on schoolchildren and others at a Mass in a Minneapolis Catholic church, authorities said. The gunman took his own life at the scene.Below are some of the deadliest and most notable multiple shootings in US schools and colleges, ranked by death toll:

VIRGINIA TECH: April 16, 2007 - A gunman kills 32 students and faculty before killing himself at Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia.

SANDY HOOK: December 14, 2012 - A man fatally shoots his mother, then kills 20 children and six adults before killing himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

UVALDE: May 24, 2022 - A man fatally shoots 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, before he was shot dead by Border Patrol agents.

PARKLAND: February 14, 2018 - A former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, opens fire with an assault-style rifle, killing 17 students and educators. Authorities arrest the gunman.

AUSTIN: August 1, 1966 - A sniper perched in a University of Texas clock tower shoots and kills 15 people, and wounds more than 30 others in what is regarded as the first U.S. mass shooting in a public space. The gunman is fatally shot by police.