On the morning of April 19, 2026, 10-year-old Markaydon Pugh was among eight children fatally shot during a domestic violence incident in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana. The shooter, identified as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, allegedly began by shooting his wife, Shaneiqua Pugh, and then turned the weapon on the children inside the West 79th Street home. Markaydon was fatally wounded while a family member, Keosha Pugh, had fled to the roof with several children; one child escaped by jumping from the roof and survived.

After the initial killings, the violence continued: Elkins reportedly went to another location and shot Christina Snow, mother of three of his children, then carjacked a vehicle and led police on a pursuit into Bossier City that ended in an officer-involved shooting in which Elkins died. Shaneiqua Pugh and Christina Snow were critically injured but survived. The eight children killed were named as Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Braylon Snow, 5; Khedarrion Snow, 6; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; and Sariahh Snow, 11; seven were Elkins’ children and one was a cousin. Federal charges were also filed against 56-year-old Charles Ford for being a felon in possession of a firearm and making a false statement to federal agents.

Are there neighbors or witnesses who saw activity around West 79th Street that morning or who can provide more details about the timeline leading up to the shootings?