The Louisiana father who murdered eight children — including seven of his own — before he was killed was a 31-year-old Army vet and UPS worker.

Axar.az informs that the gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, worked at UPS and served with the Louisiana Army National Guard from August 2013 to August 2020 as a signal support system specialist and fire support specialist, according to the Times.

Authorities did not say what may have set off the violence but Bordelon said detectives were confident the shooting was “entirely a domestic incident.”

The victims were three boys and five girls, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s office.

Shamar Elkins and his wife were in the middle of separating and were due in court Monday, said Crystal Brown, who is a cousin of one of the wounded women. Brown said the couple had been arguing about the separation before the shooting, the Associated Press said.

The children have been identified 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, by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office. Seven were siblings and one was their cousin.

Elkins also shot two women — his wife, with whom he shares four children, and the mother of his other three children — in the head, and both are in critical condition.