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Shreveport gunman ID’d as Shamar Elkins, who murdered eight kids, was Army vet, shared post of daughter hours before slaughter
NY Post ^ | 04/19/2026

Posted on 04/19/2026 2:06:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin

On his Facebook page, Elkins shared a picture of him with his eldest daughter as she ate a burger Saturday, hours before his rampage.

“Lol!!!! Took my oldest on a lil 1 on 1 date had to catch her down bad ugh ugh,” the killer wrote, along with a string of laughing emojis.

Two weeks ago, Elkins shared a picture of himself posing with seven children as he described taking them to church for an Easter service.

“Happy Easter had a wonderful time at church for the first time with all my kids what a blessed day,” he wrote in the Facebook post.

But Elkins also hinted at mental-health struggles in another recent Facebook post, where he called for God to “guard” his mind.

“Dear God, Today I ask You to help me guard my mind and my emotions,” read the post dated April 9.

“When negativity arises, remind me to say, ‘It does not belong to me, in the name of Jesus,’ ” he said.

“When depression tries to settle in, when anger rises, when anxiety or panic comes, give me the awareness to recognize what is not from You and the strength to reject it immediately in the name of JESUS.”

The mass murderer’s wife previously shared a picture of Elkins in a US Army uniform in 2016, as she awaited his return from active service.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: gunman; louisiana; ptsd; shamarelkins; shreveport; spermdonor; veteran; veterans
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1 posted on 04/19/2026 2:06:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Black on black - no political mileage against Whites, so this story will be over with in no more than 24 hours.

By the way, whoever you were earlier, that is EXACTLY why skin color matters (even though it wouldn’t if we had a non-politicized media).


2 posted on 04/19/2026 2:10:52 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: BenLurkin

This checks several boxes on who to demonize after any mass shooting.


3 posted on 04/19/2026 2:10:52 PM PDT by null and void (Limited information leads to unlimited speculation.)
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4 posted on 04/19/2026 2:11:09 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: BenLurkin

Did he have a criminale history??? Was he married to the mother of his children?


5 posted on 04/19/2026 2:11:11 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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To: BobL

Except that box...


6 posted on 04/19/2026 2:11:21 PM PDT by null and void (Limited information leads to unlimited speculation.)
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To: Theophilus

Criminal- sp check


7 posted on 04/19/2026 2:12:23 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.easttexasbanner.com/breaking-source-identifies-shamar-elkins-as-suspect-in-shreveport-shooting-that-left-8-children-dead/article_53a7dc38-51df-42a0-9177-e18d334df2ce.html

A Shreveport police report narrative dated March 18, 2019, and reviewed by East Texas Banner, shows Elkins was previously arrested in a weapons case after officers said he fired multiple shots near Caddo Magnet School while children were outside on school grounds. According to the report, officers recovered shell casings and determined that at least one projectile traveled through a shed and struck or ricocheted near the school boundary where children had been present.

The same report says Elkins told officers he had fired about five shots at a vehicle, was taken into custody, and was booked into city jail. The report also states that officers recovered a Ruger 9mm handgun from the residence as evidence.


8 posted on 04/19/2026 2:14:10 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: BenLurkin

This guy isn’t a serial killer but here is something that seems interesting.

Serial Killers and Military Service
No Military 79.2%
Military 20.8%
Army 51.0%
Navy 20.6%
Air Force 9.4%
Marines 18.5%
Coast Guard 0.3%


9 posted on 04/19/2026 2:14:27 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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"previously arrested in a weapons case"


How did he fit in there?
🙃
10 posted on 04/19/2026 2:21:01 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: fruser1

Dude looks demonic to me.


11 posted on 04/19/2026 2:21:27 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: BobL

The guy went postal.


12 posted on 04/19/2026 2:23:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Bikkuri

They miniaturized him with their miniaturization gun.


13 posted on 04/19/2026 2:23:44 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: fruser1

Twins? Triplets? Good Lord, what a tragic mess.


14 posted on 04/19/2026 2:25:33 PM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: ansel12

Doesn’t compute. That’s more than 100%.


15 posted on 04/19/2026 2:29:19 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: BenLurkin

Was he taking psych drugs?


16 posted on 04/19/2026 2:29:43 PM PDT by TTFX
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To: TTFX

Kinda sounds like it.


17 posted on 04/19/2026 2:30:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

wow! the last person on earth who should reproduce has 15 chilrens.

wow


18 posted on 04/19/2026 2:30:48 PM PDT by MarlonRando
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To: ansel12

Nevermind, I wasn’t reading the descriptions correctly.


19 posted on 04/19/2026 2:30:50 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

The branch breakdown is of the minority percentage total that HAD BEEN in the military.


20 posted on 04/19/2026 2:32:31 PM PDT by gloryblaze
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