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The suspected Texas college shooter is believed to have shot his grandmother earlier than going to the varsity, three regulation enforcement sources inform CNN. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez mentioned the lady was airlifted to San Antonio and “remains to be holding on,” citing data he was given by the Texas Rangers.
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Two days earlier than the beginning of summer time break, an 18-year-old man opened fireplace at an elementary college in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, killing 14 college students and one trainer, Gov. Greg Abbott mentioned.
Uvalde Consolidated Impartial College District police Chief Pete Arredondo mentioned there additionally had been a number of accidents from a “mass casualty incident” at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. The gunman is believed to have acted alone and is lifeless, he mentioned.
Arredondo declined to offer additional particulars or take questions.
The suspected shooter is from Uvalde, Abbott mentioned. He was recognized as Salvador Ramos, based on officers.
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“It’s believed that he deserted his car and entered into the Robb Elementary College in Uvalde with a handgun and he might have additionally had a rifle, however that’s not but confirmed based on my most up-to-date report. He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensively, fourteen college students and killed a trainer,” he mentioned.
The setting of an elementary college referred to as to thoughts the Sandy Hook capturing in Connecticut in 2012 that left 26 folks lifeless, together with 20 youngsters between 6 and seven years previous.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital spokesperson Tom Nordwick earlier mentioned that two folks died within the college capturing and that 13 youngsters and a person in his 40s had been being handled for accidents.
College Hospital in San Antonio mentioned in a tweet that they obtained a baby and an grownup from the varsity capturing. The grownup, a 66-year-old girl, is in crucial situation, the hospital said in a tweet. A name went out for assist for an energetic shooter scenario, based on a regulation enforcement official.
US Customs and Border Safety, which is the most important regulation enforcement company within the space, assisted with the response. A CBP agent was shot within the head. His accidents are non-life-threatening, based on the official.
The governor mentioned two regulation enforcement officers had been hit by bullets, however didn’t have severe accidents.
Movies taken by a bystander, Isaias Melendez, present scores of armed officers on the scene whereas others flee the varsity.
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are aiding native police with the investigation.
President Joe Biden has ordered US flags on federal grounds to be flown at half employees till sundown on Saturday to honor the victims of this “mindless acts of violence.” The President will tackle the nation Tuesday night time at 8:15 p.m. ET.
This marks a minimum of the thirtieth capturing at a Ok-12 college in 2022. Excluding Tuesday’s capturing, to this point in 2022 there have been a minimum of 38 shootings in Ok-12 faculties, faculties and universities, leading to a minimum of 10 deaths and 51 accidents.
The Texas capturing is the deadliest US college capturing because the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Excessive College capturing in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, when 17 folks had been killed.
Robb Elementary teaches second by way of fourth grades and had 535 college students within the 2020-21 college yr, based on state knowledge. About 90% of scholars are Hispanic and about 81% are economically deprived, the info reveals. Thursday was set to be the final day of college earlier than the summer time break.
The varsity district mentioned it’s canceling all college actions following the capturing.
Uvalde County, positioned about 85 miles west of San Antonio, had a inhabitants of about 25,000 as of the 2020 Census.
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