The Shreveport shooting shows how Black women and children are at a higher risk of domestic violence

A father shot and killed eight children and injured three others in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the deadliest US mass shooting in nearly two years. The gunman was the father of seven of the deceased children and the cousin of another, also injuring his wife and the mother of his other three children. This incident highlights the disproportionate risk Black women and children face regarding domestic violence. The article notes that while Cerina Fairfax and Nancy Metayer were also killed by their husbands, deaths of Black women in such circumstances are least likely to prompt calls for policy change.