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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA mass shooting in Louisiana has claimed the lives of eight children, aged between just one year old and 14, according to local authorities.\n\nThe tragic killings occurred during what police have described as a \"domestic disturbance\" at approximately 6am local time this morning.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShreveport police confirmed that ten people were shot in total during the incident.\n\nThe violence unfolded across three separate locations, with Chris Bordelon, a spokesman for Shreveport police, stating: \"This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe gunman, who police say was related to some of the young victims, was fatally shot by officers following a pursuit that ended in neighbouring Bossier City.\n\nAccording to state police, the suspect fled the scene in a stolen vehicle before being tracked down by authorities.\n\nNo officers sustained injuries during the confrontation, Louisiana state police confirmed in a statement.\n\nMr Bordelon indicated that the sprawling nature of the crime scene spanning multiple sites, presented significant challenges for investigators working to piece together the sequence of events from the early morning tragedy.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTwo women have been injured after being shot in the head, according to local TV station KTBS, which reports that a young boy sustained injuries after jumping from a roof.\n\nThe first shooting was reportedly carried out inside a home on West 79th Street near Linwood Avenue in Shreveport.\n\nAt least 30 police units remained at the scene at 10.30am CDT (4.30pm BST), according to local media reports.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Three people injured after car ploughs into central London crowds as police arrest woman\n  * London synagogue firebombed overnight in latest arson attack on Jewish community\n  * Traveller who tarmacked over a field is allowed to live there as moving breaches his human rights\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOfficials said they were still gathering details about the crime scene.\n\nAt a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.\n\n“I just don’t know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said.\n\n“I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“This is a tragic situation - maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents.\n\n“It’s a terrible morning.\"\n\nLouisiana State Police said their detectives have been requested by Shreveport Police to investigate.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Eight children aged between one and 14 killed during mass shooting in Louisiana"
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