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8 children dead after mass shooting in Shreveport, two women survive gunshot wounds

1 hour 19 minutes 11 seconds ago Sunday, April 19 2026 Apr 19, 2026 April 19, 2026 11:17 AM April 19, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

SHREVEPORT — Eight children are dead, and others are wounded after a mass shooting in the Cedar Grove neighborhood, according to KTBS.

Sources say the suspect was shot at a scene in Bossier Parish.

KTBS reports the victims range from 18 months to 14 years old, and two adult women were shot in the head and survived. A young boy was injured when he jumped from a roof.

The initial shooting happened early Sunday morning on West 79th St. near Linwood Avenue, reports say. 

Police say there are two other related shooting scenes. One is about a quarter-mile away on Harrison Street between Wallace Avenue and Bernstein Avenue. The third is in Bossier Parish on Brompton Lane near Long Acre Drive.

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