With Shamar Elkins identified as the suspect in the mass shooting at Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, more details of the 31-year-old man are emerging.
The source of majority of information about the Army veteran is his Facebook profile, where he regularly posts updates from his life.
Elkins shot eight children dead and injured two women, one of whom is critical, before being fatally shot in a police chase in Shreveport.
The New York Post reports that Shamar Elkins may have been suffering from mental health struggles.
In a recent Facebook post, Elkins prayed God to 'guard his mind.' The post from April 9 read: 'Dear God, Today I ask You to help me guard my mind and my emotions.'
The authorities in Shreveport have not confirmed if Elkins was struggling with his mental health and if that has anything to do with the incident.
Elkins frequently posted about his family and children on his Facebook profile. Just hours before the shooting on Sunday morning, he shared a photo of himself visiting a burger joint with his eldest daughter.
