A National Guard veteran who fatally shot eight children, seven of them his own, was recently hospitalized for mental health issues, according to family members.The shooting also wounded the mothers of his children and another woman and child. https://t.co/pRZyPxpaE5 pic.twitter.com/8vFwRd82xN— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 20, 2026

A National Guard veteran who fatally shot eight children, seven of them his own, was recently hospitalized for mental health issues, according to family members. The shooting also wounded the mothers of his children and another woman and child. pic.
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