Five-year-old girl Shayla Elkins was one of eight children killed on April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, Louisiana, during a domestic-violence mass shooting that unfolded across multiple locations in the Cedar Grove area. Authorities identified the children killed as Jayla Elkins, Shayla Elkins, Kayla Pugh, Layla Pugh, Markaydon Pugh, Sariahh Snow, Khedarrion Snow and Braylon Snow. Police said seven of the children were the gunman's own children, while one was their cousin.
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