A Shreveport cemetery is donating plots and vaults to eight children who died in a mass shooting last month.
Forest Park Cemetery is donating the space for the children who were shot and killed by Shamar Elkins on April 19.
The children were identified by their mothers as Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5.
Elkins was the father to seven of those children.
A spokesperson for the cemetery issued the following statement regarding the donation.
“It’s the least that we could do, we can’t imagine what they are going through,” the statement read.
According to KTAL news, the children will be buried on Saturday, May 9. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. that day at Summer Grove Baptist Church, located at 8924 Jewella Ave.
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