1:30 LRN Newscast

Officials provided more information today on Sunday’s horrific tragedy where eight children were killed execution style in a domestic incident in Shreveport. Two women were also injured in the shooting that took place at two different houses.  Shreveport police chief Wayne Smith says they are recovering…

Cut 3 (08) “…hospital and recovering”

Thirty-one-year-old Shamar Elkins has been identified as the gunman. He was killed during a police pursuit. Smith says Elkins was the father of seven of the children killed…

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Smith says it appears that while one of the women Elkins shot was his wife, he was still carrying on a relationship with the other woman, who was the mother of his other children.

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Governor Jeff Landry says the two male candidates in the Senate Republican Primary are not being very Southerly to the woman candidate, Julia Letlow. In an interview on WRKF’s “Talk Louisiana,” Landry said he’s impressed Letlow continues to do well in the race, despite the negative attacks against her by Bill Cassidy and John Fleming…

Cut 11 (10) “….to tell you”

 

LSU gymnastics fell a little short of winning its second national title on Saturday as Oklahoma edged out the Tigers. It was a historic season for Kailin Chio, who earned 13 perfect 10s, including one on the vault on Saturday. Chio will return next season along with 85-percent of the scoring from this year’s squad…

Cut 14 (12) “…this year.”