Twenty-one people, 19 children and two teachers, were killed in a gunman attack at an elementary school in the community of Uvalde, Texas, United States, according to the latest report.
The suspect in the massacre was named by authorities as Salvador Ramos, 18. He murdered children and teachers "in a brutal and senseless manner" inside the school in the town of Uvalde, the Republican governor of Texas said earlier. Greg Abbott said during a press conference that the shooter entered the school carrying a handgun and a shotgun.
"It is believed he abandoned his vehicle and then entered Rob Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and may have had a rifle. He shot and killed, gruesomely and incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher. Two police officers were hit when they apparently exchanged fire with the shooter," Abbott said. "They suffered injuries that were not life-threatening," the governor added."
Abbott identified the suspect as Salvador Ramos, a resident of Uvalde.
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18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a student at an area high school, allegedly shot his grandmother before he stormed the elementary school and began shooting, causing death, according to U.S. media reports. The suspected gunman's grandmother is being treated in critical condition at the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to authorities.
The motives of the perpetrator of the attack, one of the worst of its kind in years in the US, remain unknown at this stage
The community of Uvalde is located about 90 miles west of San Antonio. The massacre was committed at Rob Elementary School, where children ages 5 to 7 who reside in Uvalde attend. Over 500 children, nearly 90% of them of Latino descent, were attending there in the 2020-2021 school year, according to public data from the American South state.
The area where the elementary school is located is blocked off and pedestrian and vehicle traffic has been prohibited.
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The shooter had no help, the school district's top security officer said.
"The suspect acted alone during this heinous crime," said Pete Arendondo, the police chief for the Uvalde Unified Independent School District, and confirmed the suspect is dead. He gave no further details about the victims of the shooting.
At least two people, a 10-year-old girl and a 66-year-old woman, were being treated "in critical condition" at University Health, in San Antonio, the hospital said.
The Uvalde Unified Independent School District in Texas announced it was canceling all school activities after today's attack at Rob Elementary School.
White House press secretary Carine Jean-Pierre tweeted that President Biden has been briefed on the Texas school shooting.
"President Biden has been briefed on the horrific news of the Texas elementary school shooting and will continue to be updated regularly as information becomes available."
"His prayers are with the families affected by this horrific event and he will speak tonight when he returns to the White House," Jean-Pierre added."
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