A deranged veteran who murdered seven of his children and one of their cousins killed himself in the driveway of his ex-Army mentor’s home after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle.
Shamar Elkins, 31, who served for seven years in the Louisiana National Guard, carjacked a vehicle after massacring his family at their home in Shreveport, La., before driving to the Bossier City house of his former commander, Michael Mayence in the early hours of Sunday morning.
In a Facebook post, Mayence said he had been “totally unaware” of Elkins’s actions until he showed up on his doorstep, the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate reported.
“I was totally unaware of all of the events taking place this morning when my cameras suddenly activated that there was activity in my doorway,” he added.
He speculated that Elkins had driven to his home after the shooting for “that safety that he had in me as his adopted uncle and trusted officer,” the outlet reported.
