Louisiana Voice

A post on social media by an unidentified Bossier City resident gave further insight to the horrendous shooting deaths of eight children in the Cedar Grove section of Shreveport over the weekend.

The post was anonymous because the copy of it that was sent to LouisianaVoice did not contain the author’s name. LouisianaVoice has chosen to reprint the post with the original grammar unchanged:

“The suspect [Shamar Elkins] was a former young soldier of mine and I have known him since he was a child,” it said of the shooter and the ensuring events that ended at the writer’s home. “He called me Uncle as I helped raise him without a father present.

“I have no involvement in the actual incident. The suspect went on a chase with police to my residence after the murders, I guess looking for that safety that he had in me as his adopted uncle and trusted offices. I had spoken with him just yesterday about his possible divorce. I didn’t pick up any indicators of murder/suicide and I should have!

“I was totally unaware of all of the events taking place this morning when my cameras suddenly activated that there was activity in my doorway. I went and heard his voice, My Nephew, and then opened the door unknowingly, and he was standing there with his short barrel AR carbine. We talked for a little under a minute and then he put the barrel to his mouth and DONE. When he fired, I assume that the police thought he was shooting at them or me so they then opened fire. I got some glass in my arm from secondary kinetics.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE BABIES! They are in a much better place now I know, but the imprint of this tragedy is deep and hurts! Please pray.