Eight children were killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, according to U.S. media reports, noting that the attacker also died after a police chase.

According to police, 10 people were shot, eight of whom died: minors between the ages of one and 14.

"The individual responsible, after leaving the scene, got into a car and fled. A police patrol pursued him. A firefight ensued, and the attacker was killed," authorities explained.

Further details come from the New York Times, citing police sources: the Shreveport shooting was triggered by "domestic violence." The crime scene involved at least three different locations, and the shooter is believed to be related to some of the victims.

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(Unioneonline)

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