Louisiana man charged with lying to authorities about gun used in mass shooting - BERITAJA

A Louisiana man faces weapon charges and allegations that he made a mendacious connection to national agents successful relationship pinch a play wide shooting that near 8 children dormant successful Shreveport, authorities said Tuesday.

Charles Ford, 56, initially lied to authorities about having the weapon that authorities said Shamar Elkins utilized successful the shooting, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Louisiana’s Western District alleged successful a news release.

Ford later admitted that had the weapon and kept it nether his seat, national prosecutors said, adding that Ford believed Elkins took it.

Court records did not database an lawyer to speak connected Ford's behalf.

Authorities person said that Elkins was the begetter of 7 of the 8 children he fatally changeable successful Shreveport connected Sunday. The eighth was a cousin.

Elkins besides changeable and earnestly injured his woman and different female believed to beryllium his girlfriend, constabulary said.

Elkins, who relatives person said precocious sought intelligence wellness curen from a Veteran Affairs aesculapian center, fled the segment and died successful beforehand of a location nearby. He had besides carjacked a personification astatine gunpoint. It's unclear if he died by termination aliases was fatally changeable by police.