更新于：2026年4月22日 / 美国东部时间上午8:19 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
美国当局周二表示，一名曾持有路易斯安那州什里夫波特市大规模枪击案中造成8名儿童死亡的枪支的男子称，警方认定的嫌疑人沙马尔·埃尔金斯在悲剧发生数周前从他的卡车中偷走了该枪支。据路易斯安那州西区美国检察官办公室消息，56岁的什里夫波特居民查尔斯·福特最初曾向调查人员撒谎，之后承认自己认为埃尔金斯持有了这把突击式步枪。
根据路易斯安那州联邦法院提交的刑事起诉书，福特告诉调查人员，他怀疑埃尔金斯——也就是7名遇难儿童的父亲——是因为他是少数几个搭过他车的人之一。福特称他是在3月9日左右发现枪支失踪的。
福特表示，他就丢失的武器与埃尔金斯对质。但根据周二提交的法庭宣誓书，当埃尔金斯表现出“攻击性”后，福特“不再追究”。
这份宣誓书是对福特提起联邦指控的依据。据检察官办公室透露，福特面临两项指控：作为重罪犯持有枪支，以及向联邦特工作出虚假陈述，两项指控均与埃尔金斯实施枪击所用的枪支有关。
该办公室表示，当局约谈了最初购买这把枪支的人（详见下图），对方称她将枪支交给了福特。什里夫波特警方和烟酒火器与爆炸物管理局已对该枪支展开溯源调查，以追踪其流转历史。
路易斯安那州西区美国检察官办公室
根据法庭记录，枪击案发生在周日，福特最初在调查人员约谈时否认持有该枪支。
“埃尔金斯已死，意味着我们的社区永远无法看到他接受正义审判，”美国检察官扎卡里·A·凯勒在一份声明中说道。“在我们与执法伙伴继续调查和起诉这起案件的过程中，我们希望追究埃尔金斯作案所用枪支持有者的责任，能为什里夫波特社区带来一丝慰藉。”
根据联邦法庭记录，福特目前尚未指定法律代表，预计将获得联邦公设辩护人服务。
记者未能立即联系到曾代理福特的律师。试图通过福特关联的其他电话号码联系其家人的努力也未能成功。
埃尔金斯在逃亡并被警方追捕后死亡。警方表示，目前尚不清楚他是被执勤警员开枪击毙，还是自行开枪身亡。
埃尔金斯的妻子和另一名女子也在这场凌晨时分在两处住宅展开的袭击中中弹受伤。
官员们表示，遇难的3名男孩和5名女孩年龄在3岁至11岁之间。
法庭文件显示，埃尔金斯曾在2019年承认犯有非法使用武器重罪。因此，卡多教区地区法官判处埃尔金斯18个月的缓刑，根据缓刑要求，埃尔金斯向警方上交了自己的手枪。
根据路易斯安那州法律，被判犯有包括非法使用武器在内的某些暴力重罪的人，在完成刑期和缓刑后，至少10年内不得持有枪支。
官员们尚未说明埃尔金斯当时是否被法律禁止持有武器。
这起路易斯安那州的惨案是近年来美国伤亡最惨重的大规模枪击事件之一。
“家本该是人们能够安心的地方，但这场悲剧表明枪支暴力可以在瞬间摧毁无数生命，”旨在遏制枪支暴力的组织吉福德斯法律中心政策主任林赛·尼科尔说道。
多年来，推动更严格枪支管控的倡导者一直试图收紧路易斯安那州宽松的枪支法规。民主党人一贯提议出台危险武器保护令法案，但在这个 reliably 红州的共和党人阻挠了相关举措。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/louisiana-officials-give-update-on-mass-shooting-that-left-8-children-dead/
Man charged for previously having gun used to kill 8 children in Louisiana says it was stolen from his truck
Updated on: April 22, 2026 / 8:19 AM EDT / CBS/AP
A man who previously had the gun used to kill eight children in a Shreveport, Louisiana mass shooting says Shamar Elkins, the suspect identified by police, stole it from his truck weeks before the tragedy took place, authorities said Tuesday. Shreveport resident Charles Ford, 56, admitted to believing that Elkins took possession of the assault-style rifle after initially lying to investigators, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana.
Ford told investigators he suspected Elkins, who was the father of seven of the children killed, because he was one of the few people to ride with him, according to a criminal complaint filed in Louisiana federal court. Ford allegedly said it was around March 9 when he noticed the gun was missing.
Ford said he confronted Elkins about the missing weapon. But when Elikns became “offensive,” Ford “let it go,” according to a court affidavit filed Tuesday.
The affidavit is in support of federal charges against Ford. He faces charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements to federal agents, with both allegedly relating to the gun that Elkins used to carry out the shooting, according to the attorney’s office.
The office said that authorities interviewed the person who originally purchased the gun, pictured below, and that person said she gave it to Ford. Shreveport police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have initiated a trace on the firearm to track its history.
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana
Ford originally denied having the gun when first approached by investigators after the shooting Sunday, according court records.
“Elkins’ death means that our community will never see him face justice,” U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller said in a statement. “Our hope, as we continue to investigate and prosecute this case alongside our law enforcement partners, is that holding the person whose gun Elkins used to perpetrate the crime accountable will give some small bit of solace to our Shreveport community.”
Ford does not currently have an appointed legal representative and is expected to receive a federal public defender, according to federal court records.
An attorney who previously represented Ford could not immediately be reached for comment. Efforts to reach family members of Ford could not be immediately contacted at other phone numbers associated with him.
Elkins died after fleeing and a police pursuit. It was not clear whether he was killed by officers who fired or from a self-inflicted gunshot, according to police.
Elkins’ wife and another woman were also shot and wounded in the rampage, which unfolded across two houses before dawn.
Officials said the children who died — three boys and five girls — ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old.
Elkins pleaded guilty in 2019 to a felony of illegal use of weapons, according to court documents. As a result, a Caddo Parish district judge sentenced Elkins to 18 months of supervised probation, and Elkins turned his handgun into police as a condition of probation, court filings show.
Under Louisiana law, a person convicted of certain violent felonies — including illegal use of weapons — are banned from having a gun for at least 10 years after completing their sentence and probation.
Officials have not addressed whether Elkins was legally prohibited from having a weapon.
The tragedy in Louisiana is one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years.
“Families should be able to feel safe at home, but this tragedy shows how gun violence can shatter lives in an instant,” said Lindsay Nichols, policy director for Giffords Law Center, which is an organization that aims to curb gun violence.
For years, advocates for stronger gun control have sought to tighten Louisiana’s loose firearm regulations. Democrats routinely propose red flag laws, but Republicans in the reliably red state block the measures.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/louisiana-officials-give-update-on-mass-shooting-that-left-8-children-dead/
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