Man charged with lying to police about gun used by Louisiana shooter | Flipboard

Flipboard · Apr 22, 2026 · 324 words · By The Washington Post

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Man charged with lying to police about gun used by Louisiana shooter Authorities have traced the gun used in Sunday’s deadly shooting to a 56-year-old Shreveport man, who said it had been taken from his truck.

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Why it matters

A Louisiana man has been arrested in connection with the gun used to kill eight children in Shreveport over the weekend, authorities in the state said.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: April 19th Cedar Grove mass shooting.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “April 19th Cedar Grove mass shooting”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that on April 19, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at two homes in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cedar Grove is a township in north central Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,980, an increase of 569 (+4.6%) from the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Grove,_New_Jersey

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cedar Grove is a mixed-use locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cedar Grove had a population of 1,992 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Grove,_Queensland

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cedar Grove is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, within the Town of Holland. The population was 2,101 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Grove,_Wisconsin

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Claim 2: “Eight children mourned at mass funeral”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that eight children were killed in the Cedar Grove mass shooting and that burial services/funerals were held for them.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 19, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at two homes in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Eight children between the ages of 3 and 11 were killed; seven of them…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Shreveport_shooting

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cedar Grove Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Cedar Grove, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Grove_Schools

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Claim 3: “Authorities have traced the gun used in Sunday’s deadly shooting to a 56-year-old Shreveport man”

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Multiple independent web sources (NewsNation, DOJ-related reports, and other news articles) confirm that 56-year-old Shreveport resident Charles Ford was charged/traced as the original purchaser of the firearm used in the shooting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shreveport ( SHREEV-port) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of whi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shreveport Sun is a historic newspaper serving Shreveport, Louisiana's African American community. Established in 1920, it is the oldest weekly newspaper for African Americans in Louisiana and bec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shreveport_Sun

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Claim 4: “Vita Belle Mandina Gregorio, 91, passed from this life into eternal rest on Saturday, May 9, 2026”

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The specific death date and age for Vita Belle Mandina Gregorio are reported by the Bossier Press-Tribune, but no other independent source corroborates this specific death notice.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vita Belle Mandina Gregorio, 91, passed from this life into eternal rest on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Born on June 14, 1934 — Flag Day — a date she loved sharing with anyone.
https://bossierpress.com/vita-belle-mandina-gregorio/

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web search NEUTRAL — © 2026 Google LLC.
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web search NEUTRAL — At the age of sixteen, Frances married her beloved husband, Tony and began working in the family grocery store in Lucas, Louisiana.I thought you might like to see a memorial for Francesca “Frances” Ca…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177056146/francesca-mand…

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Claim 5: “Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, attended the ceremony in Shreveport”

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While Wikipedia confirms Gabby Giffords is a gun violence prevention advocate and was wounded in a 2011 shooting, none of the provided evidence mentions her attending a ceremony in Shreveport for the Cedar Grove victims. The search results for 'former' are dictionary definitions and not event reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Ari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Giffords

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician and a retired astronaut and naval officer. He is the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kelly

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. The ship is named after former United States Representative Gabby Giffords, who was shot along …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gabrielle_Giffords

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Claim 6: “A Louisiana man has been arrested in connection with the gun used to kill eight children in Shreveport over the weekend”

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Multiple sources confirm the arrest of Charles Ford in connection with the gun used by Shamar Elkins to kill eight children in Shreveport.

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web search NEUTRAL — Charles Ford, 56, has been arrested in connection with the gun Shamar Elkins used to kill eight children and injure two women in a mass shooting on April 19, 2026 in Shreveport's Cedar Grove neighborh…
https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/08/news-conference-planned-frid…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shamar Elkins, 31, is suspected of killing eight children - seven of whom were his own. US detectives are now investigating how he got his hands on the assault-style weapon to carry out one of the wor…
https://news.sky.com/story/dad-suspected-of-killing-eight-ch…

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web search NEUTRAL — Eight children were killed and two other people were gravely wounded in a shooting spree that spanned at least three locations in Shreveport, La., and ended with the gunman shot dead after a police ch…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/us/shreveport-mass-shooti…

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Claim 7: “Randall Patrick Knowles September 4, 1961 — May 11, 2026”

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The birth and death dates for Randall Patrick Knowles are listed in a death notice from the Shreveport-Bossier Journal, but there is no second independent source to corroborate the fact.

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web search NEUTRAL — Randall Patrick Knowles September 4, 1961 — May 11, 2026 Service: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 11:30am at Shreveport Community Church, Shreveport.
https://shreveportbossierjournal.com/2026/05/12/notice-of-de…

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