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Story summary
- Federal prosecutors charged Charles Ford, 56, with lying about possessing the firearm used in a mass shooting that killed eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, where Shamar Elkins, the shooter, fled the scene and died during a police pursuit.
- Ford allegedly lied to federal agents about the gun.
- The firearm was reportedly given to him by a woman while she was hospitalized.
- Ford faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
