In the bloodiest school shooting in Texas history, 21 people were slain at Uvalde Elementary School
In Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio, Robb Elementary serves second, third, and fourth-grade pupils. According to Governor Greg Abbott, the shooter is thought to have been slain by responding to law enforcement. Around 11:32 a.m., the firing began.
On Tuesday, a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County killed 19 children and two adults, making it the bloodiest school shooting in Texas history.
On Tuesday evening, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell remarked, “My heart is broken today.” “We’re a small town, so your prayers will help us get through this.”
The shooter was killed, said Governor Greg Abbott. According to Pete Arredondo, chief of police for the Uvalde CISD, the shooter acted alone.
“What happened in Uvalde was a tragic tragedy that the state of Texas cannot allow,” Abbott stated.
According to White House sources, President Joe Biden has called Abbott and offered his assistance. Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all public property and at U.S. embassies in honor of the slain.
“I ask the nation to pray for them tonight.” “Give the parents and siblings the strength they need right now amid the darkness,” Biden said at a press conference Tuesday evening.
Biden also repeated his push for gun reform.
“As a country, when in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” he asked.
Eva Mireles, a schoolteacher, was recognized as one of the two adult victims by her aunt and a student’s parent on social media. The 19 children and the other adult have yet to be recognized. According to CNN, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, believes a third adult has died, but authorities have not confirmed this.
According to authorities and hospital personnel, others were hurt, but the exact number is unknown.
Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old Uvalde resident, was identified as the shooter by Abbott. According to the governor, the man abandoned his truck and entered Robb Elementary with a handgun and possibly a rifle.
According to Arredondo, the shooting began around 11:32 a.m. At 12:17 p.m., the Uvalde school district tweeted about an active shooter.
According to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security representative, Border Patrol agents responded to a call for help from local enforcement. When cops entered the school, they were met with gunfire from the shooter, who had barricaded himself inside. According to a law enforcement officer, a Border Patrol agent shot the gunman before calling for backup.
According to Gutierrez, the gunman shot his grandmother before the school attack. According to information provided to Gutierrez by the Texas Rangers, the grandma was transported to San Antonio and was “still holding on” Tuesday evening.
According to the Daily Dot, the shooter recently purchased a gun online. According to the site, he just shared photographs of two guns on Instagram before the social media platform canceled his account.
Second, third, and fourth-grade children attend Robb Elementary. On Thursday, the students were supposed to celebrate the end of the school year.
In the 2020–2021 academic year, the school had 535 students, most of whom were Hispanic and considered economically disadvantaged. Uvalde is a small town located 85 miles west of San Antonio. Its population of 15,200 people is primarily Hispanic.
After gunshots were fired in the neighborhood earlier Tuesday, the Uvalde CISD placed all campuses on lockdown. According to Harrell, the school will be shuttered for the remainder of the academic year, but kids will be offered bereavement counseling.
“My heart hurts for the city of Uvalde,” Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, whose district includes Robb Elementary School, wrote on Twitter. “Pray for our families,” she said, quoting from the Bible.
