“I CAN’T FIGHT THEM ANYMORE.” THE TEXTS SHAMAR ELKINS SENT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE MASSACRE! 📱🌑

We thought the diary was the end of the story, but the digital trail is even more terrifying. Only 30 minutes before Shamar Elkins began the “journey” that claimed 8 innocent lives, he was texting a secret mistress.

What do you say to someone right before you destroy your entire world? The leaked messages reveal a man who wasn’t just “angry”—he sounded like he was being hunted from the inside. Between a divorce hearing set for the next morning and a chilling “demons” confession, these texts show a cold, calculated descent into darkness. 🕯️🕵️‍♂️

“The babies are ready. I’m ready.” 🛑 These are the words currently haunting the Shreveport PD and the True Crime community. Was the mistress a confidante, or was she the final trigger? The internet is exploding as the timestamps are matched against those 911 calls.

See the full leaked text thread and the “Demons” confession that changed everything. 👇

In the world of high-stakes criminal profiling, the “missing half-hour” is often where the truth is buried. For investigators in the Shamar Elkins mass murder case, that truth has just been recovered from a cloud server.

Only 30 minutes before Elkins allegedly opened fire on his family on April 19, he was engaged in a rapid-fire text exchange with an unidentified woman—believed to be a mistress. These messages, now being analyzed by federal behavioral experts, paint a disturbing picture of a man who viewed the impending massacre not as a crime, but as a “necessary clearing” of his soul.

‘The Demons are Winning’

The text thread reportedly began around 4:30 a.m., just as the sun began to peek over the horizon in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. In one of the most chilling messages, Elkins allegedly wrote: “I can’t fight them anymore. The demons are winning and they want the children too.”

The recipient’s responses, while currently partially redacted, suggest she was trying to talk him down from a “break,” unaware of the scale of the horror he was preparing to unleash. According to a source close to the investigation, Elkins’ tone was “unnervingly flat,” a stark contrast to the emotional, tear-filled phone call he made to his mother on Easter Sunday.

The Courthouse Shadow

The timing of the texts is particularly damning. Elkins was due in court the following morning for a divorce hearing with his wife, Shaneiqua. While the public narrative has focused on a “snap” caused by marital stress, the mistress’s existence adds a layer of betrayal and double-life complexity that investigators are only now beginning to untangle.

“He was living in two different worlds,” says former FBI profiler Sarah Jenkins. “In one world, he was the devoted church-going father. In the hidden world, he was a man struggling with infidelity, a failing military career, and a growing sense of nihilism. The texts are the bridge between those two identities.”

‘The Babies are Ready’

The final message sent by Elkins at 4:58 a.m.—minutes before the first 911 call from Harrison Street—contained a sentence that has left investigators “visibly shaken.” It reportedly read: “Don’t worry about the court tomorrow. The babies are ready. I’m ready. We’re going on a trip.”

True crime sleuths on Reddit and TikTok have been quick to link this to the “Final Journey” diary entry found under 7-year-old Layla’s pillow. It suggests that Elkins had been grooming his children for their own deaths, framing it as a “trip” to keep them compliant until the very end.

A Community Demands Answers

On the streets of Shreveport, the release of the “Mistress Texts” has sparked a new wave of anger. Many are questioning why this woman didn’t contact authorities immediately if Elkins sounded “despondent.” However, legal experts note that unless there was a specific, actionable threat, she may not have realized the gravity of his “demons” talk.

The ATF is now cross-referencing these texts with the weapon’s acquisition from Charles Ford. If Elkins mentioned the firearm in his texts, it could lead to even harsher charges for anyone who assisted him in the weeks prior.

The Digital Ghost

As the Shreveport PD continues to process the data from Elkins’ multiple burner phones, the “Systemic Failure” narrative grows. Between his VA hospital stay in January and these final texts, there were dozens of digital “red flags” that went unnoticed by the platforms and the people around him.

For the city of Shreveport, these texts aren’t just evidence—they are the final, cold proof that the man they knew as a neighbor had been replaced by a “monster” long before the first shot was fired.

The “Mistress Thread” remains a key piece of the federal investigation. We will continue to update as the full identity of the woman is revealed.