A terrified 13-year-old boy jumped from a roof to escape a killer Louisiana dad Sunday — the only child to survive a massacre that killed eight other kids.
The teen broke his leg as he escape crazed 31-year-old Army vet Shamar Elkins, who opened fire in the house in Shreveport just after 6 a.m.
Shamar Elkins appears with his children in an undated Facebook photo. Facebook/Shamar ElkinsThe deranged dad murdered seven of his kids and one of their cousins in his early-morning rampage.
The surviving boy’s relationship to Elkins was not known.
All but one of the slain children were believed to have been shot in the head.
Another dead victim was reportedly shot as they tried to escape onto the roof.
A door is splattered with blood at a home in Shreveport, La., where a mass shooting left eight children dead. REUTERSElkins, who was going through a divorce, also shot his estranged wife and a girlfriend in the head before carjacking a vehicle, sparking a police chase that ended with cops killing him in neighboring Bossier City. Both women survived the attack.
The madman’s wife, Shaneiqua Pugh, the mother of four of his children, was due in court with her husband Monday as part of their ongoing divorce proceedings.
The other wounded woman, Christina Snow, is reported to be the mother of Elkin’s three other children.
Elkins appears with his wife in an undated photo. Facebook / Shaneiqua ElkinsOne of the shot women was able to escape to a neighbor’s house and call 911 despite her grievous wounds, according to police.
The dead children were identified as: Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 6; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5.
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Elkins had hinted at having mental-health woes in recent conversations with relatives.
He often seemed stressed and would pull his hair out, creating a permanent bald spot, according to relatives.
Mourners gather outside the home where eight children were killed in Shreveport. Getty ImagesHe shared a picture of his eldest daughter on his Facebook page just a day before the shooting and also posted a photograph of his children with him on Easter Sunday after going to church.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he and his wife “are heartbroken over this situation” and are “praying for everyone affected,” in a post on X.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose district includes Shreveport, called it a “heartbreaking tragedy” and said he is holding “the victims, their families and loved ones, and our Shreveport community close in our thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time,” in a social media post Sunday.
