Feds charge man with supplying gun used in Louisiana shooting that killed 8 kids
Federal prosecutors say Ford initially lied about the rifle before admitting he kept it in his truck and believed Elkins took it.
- On Tuesday, federal authorities charged Charles Ford, 56, with illegal firearm possession and making false statements regarding the weapon Shamar Elkins used to kill eight children in Shreveport on April 19.
- Ford admitted to keeping the assault pistol under his truck seat after receiving it for safekeeping in 2025, but failed to report the weapon stolen when he noticed it missing in March.
- Investigators say Ford initially lied about possessing the weapon; later he stated he confronted Elkins about the missing gun but Elkins became 'offensive,' so he let it go.
- During his court appearance Tuesday, Ford awaits a detention hearing scheduled for April 24. ATF Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson said the agency is "engaged and committed to holding people accountable" for illegal firearm possession.
- U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy confirmed Elkins was an Army National Guard veteran who recently sought mental health treatment through Veterans Affairs as the community mourns the eight victims.
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Felon Charged With Arming Man Who Killed 8 Children in Shreveport
Federal prosecutors on April 21 charged Charles Ford, 56, with making false statements to federal agents and being a felon in possession of a firearm—the one that Shamar Elkins used to kill eight children in Louisiana in the early hours of Sunday. Prosecutors traced the firearm, a .22-caliber Mossberg 715P, to Ford, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana said that investigators found that the gun’s original purchaser,…
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GV WireLouisiana man charged over the gun used in massacre of eight children
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday (Apr 21) charged a Louisiana man with illegally possessing a firearm and lying to federal agents after the weapon was used in Sunday's massacre of eight children
Louisiana Officials Release Gun Photo & Arrest Man Linked To Weapon Shamar Elkins Used To Kill 8 Children (UPDATE)
A 56-year-old man from Shreveport was arrested and charged in connection with the mass shooting carried out by Shamar Elkins. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana, Charles Ford previously owned the assault-style gun Elkins used to shoot his wife, Shaneiqua Pugh, and his alleged girlfriend, Christina Snow on Sunday. Both women remain in the hospital. Ultimately, Shamar killed his seven children and Pugh’s …
Man charged with supplying gun to Louisiana father who allegedly killed 8 children
A 56-year-old man has been arrested and charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisiana with supplying the weapon allegedly used by the suspect to kill seven of his children and a nephew in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 19, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana U.S. Attorney’s Office) (NEW YORK) — A 56-year-old Louisiana man is facing federal charges for allegedly supplying an assault-style pistol that Shamar Elkins is suspected of using to alleg…
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