A former police officer and sheriff’s deputy was arrested in Florida on Wednesday after authorities found information suggesting he planned a mass shooting at a festival in New Orleans, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

North Carolina certification records showed that Christopher Gillum worked at the Chapel Hill Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's Office and Carolina Beach Police Department — all over the course of 20 years.

(CNN) — Eight children were shot and killed across three homes in south Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday in what authorities are calling a domestic disturbance. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 14.

Two teenagers were killed and five others were shot after a planned fight erupted into gunfire at a public park that borders a middle school, Winston-Salem police announced Monday.

Shreveport Congressman Cleo Fields said he is grieving with the community after early April 19 mass shooting that killed eight children.