00:00A father fatally shot eight children, seven of whom were his own, in an attack on Sunday
00:05morning in the southern U.S. state of Louisiana.
00:07The children's ages ranged from 3 to 11 years old.
00:11Two women were also critically wounded in the shooting, one of whom was the gunman's
00:16wife.
00:17Seven of the children were killed inside a house, and one was found dead on the roof
00:22after apparently trying to escape.
00:24Our officers responded, located the scene, located the eight individuals, the children
00:30that were dead, and they tried to provide aid where they could, but ultimately were unable
00:35to save any of them.
00:36There was a child that jumped off the roof.
00:38We were able to get him to a hospital, and he is expected to survive.
00:42Police said the gunman used an assault-style weapon in the shooting.
00:46One of the women shot was the suspect's wife and the mother of seven of the children killed.
00:52Another woman has life-threatening injuries.
00:55After police arrived, they chased the suspect who stole a car and fled the scene.
01:00The chase ended when police shot the suspect dead.
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