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‘Horrific scene’: Shreveport mayor after 8 children shot and killed

Fredricka Whitfield

By Fredricka Whitfield, CNN

Published 4:41 PM EDT, Sun April 19, 2026

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'Horrific scene': Shreveport mayor after 8 children shot and killed

The mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, speaks to CNN's Fredricka Whitfield after eight children were shot and killed across three homes early Sunday in what authorities are calling a domestic disturbance.

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