Man facing divorce kills 8 children, including 7 of his own, in shooting rampage

The gunman is dead, and his brother-in-law said he was distraught in a recent conversation about his breakup. The Louisiana shooting was the country’s deadliest mass killing in two years.

 Eight children ranging in age from 1 to about 14 were killed here Sunday in a shooting that police described as a domestic disturbance. It was the deadliest mass killing in the United States in two years, data shows.