New York Post
@nypost·2.4M subscribers·43.2K videos
Congress Honors Children Lost in Louisiana Shooting
Posted
April 21, 2026
Views
2,469
Likes
45
Comments
36
Engagement
3.28%
April 21, 2026
2,469
45
36
3.28%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
2:57Now PlayingU.S. lawmakers observed a moment of silence for eight children killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, which police say stemmed from a domestic dispute. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the deaths of the children, ages 3 to 11, an act of “senseless, unspeakable evil,” while Senator Bill Cassidy said the attack shattered the fundamental trust between parents and children.
Authorities identified the gunman as Shamar Elkins, who allegedly killed seven of his own children and another child, and wounded two women who remain hospitalized. Investigators are still determining what led to the violence and whether Elkins died by police gunfire or suicide after an exchange with officers.
#congress #louisiana #shooting
The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.
Check out our three new podcasts:
NYNext (week)
Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly)
NY POSTcast (daily)
Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter:
Catch the latest news at
Follow The New York Post on:
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
