Suspect dead after 8 children killed, 2 women wounded in Louisiana shooting

A man in Louisiana killed eight children Sunday in a shooting that authorities described as a domestic violence incident and was later killed by police after he fled in a carjacked vehicle, officials said.

SHREVEPORT, La. — A man in Louisiana killed eight children Sunday in a shooting that authorities described as a domestic violence incident and was later killed by police after he fled in a carjacked vehicle, officials said.

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The suspect's wife and a woman believed to be his girlfriend were also shot and seriously injured in the violence, which occurred at two homes in the early morning, Shreveport police said.

The children killed were three boys and five girls, ages 3 to 11, the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office said. Police had previously given their ages as about 1 to 14.