Neighbours describe moment Louisiana suspect 'runs from house after shooting 8 kids'

Neighbours describe moment Louisiana suspect 'runs from house after shooting 8 kids' Neighbours of Shamar Elkins, 31, is accused of killing eight children aged one to 12, have described the moment he was seeing running from the house after the horror shootingNewsPaige Ingram00:31, 20 Apr 2026Updated 00:36, 20 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesShamar Elkins was shot and killed by police(Image: Facebook)Neighbours of Shamar Elkins, who is accused of killing eight children aged one to 12, have described the moment he was seen "running out the house".Police say the Louisiana gunman who shot up two houses early Sunday killed seven of his own children and wounded their mother, as well as killing another child.The horror incident is the deadliest mass shooting in the US in more than two years.Police Department spokesperson Chris Bordelon said Sunday evening that the suspect, Shamar Elkins, shot the mother first and then killed the eight children. A total of 10 people were shot, with two women surviving the horrific ordeal. One of the female victims is reported to have suffered life-threatening injuries and is believed to have been shot in the head.View 3 ImagesSeveral individuals are gathered near a building, with some standing on a staircase while others are positioned on a fenced pathway. (Image: AP)The ordeal unfolded on Sunday morning and saw the gunman approach one address in Shreveport. This was where the terrible massacre took place, reports say.After the shooting police said Elkins drove to Harrison Street around a quarter of a mile away. He was followed there by police in a high-speed chase after carrying out a carjacking. Elkins then drove to a third location where he was shot and killed by cops.Liza Demming, who lives two houses down from where most of the victims were shot, said her security camera captured video of the suspect running away along with the sound of two shots. “That’s pretty much all I saw, was him running out of the house and the cars lea...