Shamar Elkinsof 31 yearsis the man who killed Sunday eight children in the town of ShreveportLouisiana. Seven of them, aged between between 1 and 14 yearswere his childrenengendered with two different women. The event that has shocked the US, both because of the toll as for the young age Of these, it falls within the scope of domestic violence. After the deadly attack, one of the most important since 2024, the shooter stole a vehicle, fled and was later fatally shot by the police. He also shot two women.
US Army Veteran -despite not having any deployment in a combat zone-, was in the process of separation of his wife actual. In his background there appears a detention in 2019 afterr illegal use of weapons and possession of a weapon school zone.
The police investigate the mental health of the father who shot his offspring as well as whether the fatal outcome could have been the result of a process of complex marital separation.
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The event has once again put the debate on the possession of firearms in a state like Louisiana, especially permissivein combination with episodes of mental instability and strong emotionality.
Relatives of the shooter cited by the newspaper ‘The New York Times’ assured that Elkins had mental health problems and had recently expressed suicidal thoughts.
Elkins had recently posted several photos with his seven children in social networksthe last of them two weeks ago on the occasion of Easter.
This is deadliest shooting in US since 2024according to data from the Gun Violence Archive, an American non-profit organization that compiles data on all incidents of gun violence in the country. However, police initially described it as “a domestic altercation.”
He mayor of the town, Tom Arcenauxsaid this was “perhaps the most tragic situation” the city has ever experienced.
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