US: 8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting, say reports

US shooting incident: Several children reportedly lost their lives in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear. An investigation is underway, and further details are awaited.

US shooting incident: In a shocking incident, several children reportedly lost their lives in a mass shooting on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States.

According to Reuters, eight children aged between 1 and 14 were killed in the shooting. The suspected gunman was later fatally shot by police during a vehicle chase.

The shooting occurred just after 6 am and is reportedly being treated as a domestic disturbance.

NBC News reported, citing police, that a total of ten people were shot, eight of them fatally. However, no details have been shared about the two survivors.

Authorities have not yet released any information about the suspect.

The motive behind the shooting remains unclear. An investigation is underway, and further details are awaited.

Turkey shooting incident

According to an IANS report dated April 15, as many as four people, including three students and a teacher, were killed and 20 others injured in a shooting incident at Ayser Calik Middle School in Turkey's Kahramanmaras. 

Kahramanmaras Governor Mukerrem Unluer stated that the attacker was an eighth-grade student who carried weapons to the school, Turkey's leading Anadolu news agency reported.

The shooting incident in Kahramanmaras came a day after a former student opened fire in his former school in Siverek, injuring 16 people, including students.

Speaking to reporters, Unluer said, "An 8th-grade student, carrying weapons in his backpack, entered two classrooms where students were present and opened fire indiscriminately, causing deaths and injuries. Unfortunately, we have four fatalities. One of them was a teacher, and three were students. We also have 20 injured, four of whom are currently undergoing surgery and are believed to be in critical condition. Our efforts continue."

Mukerrem Unluer had stated that an investigation has been launched into the incident. The attacker has died while his father has been arrested.

(with agencies' inputs)