A quiet Sunday morning turned into unimaginable horror in a neighbourhood in Shreveport, Louisiana, where a gunman carried out a deadly attack that claimed the lives of eight children.
Authorities say the shooting, described as a domestic violence incident, unfolded across two homes — leaving ten victims in total. Eight children, aged between one and about 14, were killed, while two others survived with injuries.
According to police spokesperson Chris Bordelon, some of the victims were related to the suspect — a detail that has deepened the grief surrounding the tragedy.
The suspect fled the scene in a stolen vehicle, sparking a police chase through the area. The pursuit ended when officers confronted him. He was shot and later died from his injuries. His identity has not yet been released.
For those living nearby, the shock is not just in what happened — but how quietly it began.
Liza Demming, who lives just two houses away, said her security camera captured the suspect running from the scene.
“That’s pretty much all I saw, was him running out of the house.”
Her recording also picked up the sound of two gunshots — but before that, there had been nothing.
“It was nothing loud, no altercations. It was quiet. Nothing.”
In the aftermath, she saw a sight that will likely stay with her forever — the body of a child, already covered, lying on the roof.
Investigators are still working to understand what led to the attack, which spanned multiple locations and has left an entire community shaken.
For now, the neighbourhood is left with grief, questions, and the heavy silence that followed the violence — a silence that, residents say, made the tragedy even more chilling.