Shreveport Police Department timeline of mass shooting response
By KTBS News Staff
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SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A mass shooting Sunday morning that left eight children dead is probably one of the most challenging incidents the Shreveport Police Department has ever faced, Police Chief Wayne Smith said during a news conference Monday.
“Will go down in history, be written in the pages of history; it was one of the worst days that could have ever happened,” Smith said.
He provided a detailed timeline of the events from the minute Shreveport police received the first call to just over an hour later when Shamar Elkins, 31, the man police say was responsible for the massacre, was pronounced dead.
Elkins is accused in the deaths of seven siblings and a cousin: Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5.
“Within the immediate short period, after the first call came into SPD, our resources were deployed. At the same time, we were working five different crime scenes,” Smith said.
Here’s a look:
5:55 a.m. – First call to SPD from West 79th Street
Just before 6 a.m., around 5:56, officers received the first call about a disturbance in the 300 block of West 79th Street. The caller told dispatch she was on top of the house, said the suspect was inside, and reported that a man had been shot.
5:59 a.m. – More calls
Only three minutes later, another call came in — this time revealing that the suspect was a relative of the caller. As the information continued, dispatch learned that about nine people lived in the home. The caller said the suspect, later identified as Shamar Elkins, had shot everyone inside around 6 a.m. Moments after that, she told dispatch that she and her children had climbed down from the roof and were now hiding in the backyard.
6:01 a.m. – Police arrive at West 79th Street scene
Police arrived on scene at 6:01 a.m. Within minutes, officers made contact with the caller and asked the Shreveport Fire Department to stage nearby, close to Linwood Avenue.
6:07 a.m. – Harrison Street shooting reported
Then, just after 6:07 a.m., dispatch received another alarming call — this one from the 500 block of Harrison Street. The caller said her boyfriend had shot her, taken her three children, and fled the scene.
Investigators later confirmed the Harrison Street shooting and the West 79th Street shooting were connected and that everyone involved was related.
6:15 a.m. – Red Kia stolen
At 6:15 a.m., officers were told the suspect had carjacked a red Kia Sportage near West 79th Street, close to Linwood. Two minutes later, traffic units on routine patrol spotted that vehicle heading south on Interstate 49.
6:18 a.m. – Police chase into Bossier City
By 6:18 a.m., officers said the vehicle had crossed the Red River Bridge into Bossier City. Around that same time, police were warned that the children taken from Harrison Street might be inside the car.
6:23 a.m. – Elkins enters subdivision
The vehicle exited the interstate near the Swan Lake area around 6:23 a.m. shortly after, officers located the injured victims from the Harrison Street shooting at approximately 6:25 a.m.
6:29 a.m. – Gunfire exchanged
At 6:29 a.m., officers made contact with the suspect, and an exchange of gunfire followed. By 6:30 a.m., police confirmed they were engaged with the suspect in the 400 block of Brompton Lane.
About 10 minutes later, officers reported the suspect’s vehicle was empty, and no children were found inside.
6:43 a.m. – Multiple victims found at West 79th scene
Back in Shreveport, officers cleared the home on West 79th Street at 6:43 a.m., where they found multiple dead victims.
7:03 a.m. – Elkins pronounced dead
Just after 7 a.m., at 7:03, Shamar Elkins was pronounced dead at the scene on Brompton Lane.
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