A gunman who appeared to be targeting his own “descendants” opened fire in three different homes across the city of shreveport, Louisiana, on Saturday night — and was shot and killed after he attempted to carjack a vehicle in order to escape.
According to a report published Sunday by The New York Post, the unnamed suspect shot ten people, eight of them fatally, in two homes on one street and one other home on a nearby street. The two survivors were adult women, and all eight of the deceased were children ranging in age from one year old to 14 years old. Some of the children are believed to be his.
“The individual responsible once leaving this scene performed a carjacking right here in close proximity to the corner of West 79th and Lynnwood, at which point in time, Shreveport police patrol officers got behind that vehicle in a chase incident,” Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Christopher Bordelon said during a press conference. The suspect was shot and killed by police.
“You have three different scenes, the shooting itself occurred just down the road over here, the 300 block of West 79th,” Bordelon added. “There’s also another shooting related to this on Harrison Street, and then there’s an adjacent residence on West 79 where one of the victims ran to after the shooting.”
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” Police Chief Wayne Smith said, noting that the official crime scene included the scene of the carjacking in addition to the three homes.
“This is a tragic situation, maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had in Shreveport. So, right now we’re going to process the information and it’s in very good hands,” Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said. “It’s a terrible morning.”
A motive for the shooting has not been determined, although several reports indicated that the suspect may have been involved with one of the women who was shot. None of the names of the victims — or the suspect — have been released.
