Community reacts after 8 children killed in Louisiana
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We are now watching community leaders react after a mass shooting in Louisiana left eight children dead. Police in Shreveport made the announcement Sunday morning. Police said they were first called to a home just after 6 a.m. and found a shooting scene that spanned two residences on that street, and said that a third home on another street was also part of the scene. According to officials in Louisiana, the suspect stole a car while leaving the area of the shootings and was then followed by police. 

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