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Report: Gunman Who Killed Eight Children Was Given Probation for Gun Charge in 2019 Plea Deal
The man who shot and killed eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday was reportedly given probation for a gun charge in a 2019 plea deal.
Breitbart News pointed out that the Shreveport gunman was a 31-year-old Army veteran and that seven of the eight deceased children were his.
KTBS reported that the gunman was “was arrested in March 2019 on a charge of illegal use of weapons and carrying a firearm on school property.” The incident for which he was arrested “took place less than 300 feet from the fence line at Caddo Magnet,” where he allegedly “fired in the direction of the school while children were playing outside.”
KUTV noted that in October 2019, the gunman “pleaded guilty to the illegal weapons charge and was placed on 18 months’ probation; the firearm charge was dismissed.”
The shootings on Sunday occurred in three different residences and left two adults critically wounded, in addition to the eight children who were fatally shot.
The 31-year-old gunman then carjacked a vehicle and was killed by police.