Fifteen people, 14 children and a teacher, killed in a gunman attack at an elementary school in the community of Uvalde, Texas, United States, according to U.S. media reports.
According to information so far, the perpetrator is a young man, approximately 18 years old, who is dead. According to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the gunman 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," Abbott said at a news conference."
"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.
The community of Uvalde is located about 90 miles west of San Antonio.
The area where the elementary school is located is blocked off and pedestrian and vehicular traffic has been prohibited.
The Uvalde Unified Independent School District in Texas has announced that it is canceling all school activities following today's attack at Rob Elementary School.
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