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In the quiet of an ordinary Easter Sunday, Shamar Elkins reached for help in the only way he seemed to know how. He called his mother and stepfather, speaking of divorce, despair, and the urge to end his life. Marcus Jackson tried to pull him back from the edge, insisting that anything could be overcome. But Elkins\u2019 reply \u2014 that some people \u201cdon\u2019t come back from their demons\u201d \u2014 now hangs over the wreckage of an entire family.<\/p>\n

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Days later, police walked into a Shreveport home and found what no one should ever see: eight children, most shot in their sleep, two women gravely wounded, and the alleged killer fleeing toward his own violent end. Left behind are mothers who must somehow bury their children, first responders haunted by what they witnessed, and relatives replaying that final call, wondering if any different word, any different moment, might have broken the demons\u2019 hold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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