olice expect to take several hours processing crime scenes related to the killing of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday (April 19).

According to police spokesperson Chris Bordelon one of the crime scenes is "incredibly gruesome in nature."

Video from ABC affiliate KTBS shows police at one of the scenes where the bodies of eight children were found.

Bordelon told reporters seven children were located inside on of the houses and an eight "looked like he had tried to escape the residence out the back on the roof."

Bordelon said at least 10 people total were shot, but did not provide details on the status of surviving victims.

The shooting occurred just after 6 a.m. on Sunday and is considered a domestic disturbance, Bordelon said.

The suspected gunman carjacked a vehicle after the shooting and died after police fired at the vehicle during a chase that went into neighboring Bossier Parish, Bordelon said. Louisiana State Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting of this individual, spokesperson Kate Stegall said.

Bordelon said the name of the suspected gunman would be released once the department has notified families of the victims.

"We do know that some of the children inside were his descendants," Bordelon said.

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SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 19, 2026) (ABC affiliate KTBS - No use USA. No Archive)

1. POLICE OFFICERS BEHIND CORDONED-OFF AREA

2. HOUSE BEHIND CORDONED-OFF AREA

3. VARIOUS OF POLICE AT ONE OF THE CRIME SCENES

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHREVEPORT POLICE SPOKESPERSON, CHRIS BORDELON, SAYING:

"No, the house behind us that you see, the gray house is the house in which seven children were located inside that were deceased. There was an additional deceased child that looked like he had tried to escape the residence out the back on the roof."

5. BORDELON TALKING WITH PEOPLE

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHREVEPORT POLICE SPOKESPERSON, CHRIS BORDELON, SAYING:

"Tell you that personally, when you deal with with kids, it is different. You know, we expect to see a certain amount of of violence when you enter this job, but you don't expect it to be delivered upon a child."

7. PEOPLE GATHERED NEAR THE CRIME SCENE

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHREVEPORT POLICE SPOKESPERSON, CHRIS BORDELON, SAYING:

"We want to thank LSP (Louisiana State Police) for coming in and helping because this is a large operation. We have three crime scenes just here in Shreveport. One of them is incredibly gruesome in nature, and it's going to take several hours to process."

9. BORDELON ADDRESSING MEDIA

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHREVEPORT POLICE SPOKESPERSON, CHRIS BORDELON, SAYING:

"I know that some of the suspect's children resided there. I'm not sure if at one point in time he lived there. But we're working to put all of that together right now because between the house on Harrison Street and these residences here, we know he had ties to both residences. Whether that was romantic relationships or kin, we're working to put all that information together."

11. PEOPLE HUGGING

12. PEOPLE GATHERED NEAR THE CRIME SCENE