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Texas Governor Greg Abbott told a press conference that an 18-year-old gunman 'shot and killed, horrifically, 14 students and killed a teacher'

The school has 574 students enrolled, according to public listings, 90 per cent of whom are Hispanic, and 87 per cent of whom were deemed economically disadvantaged. Its pupils are in second to fourth grades – usually between the ages of 7 and 10. “We thank the courageous first responders who worked to finally secure Robb Elementary School. I have instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to work with local law enforcement to fully investigate this crime. He has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast across the US until 28 May. In a statement, Mr Abbott added: “Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde. 14 children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Texas, the state’s governor has said.

The attack happened at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde, around 80 miles west of San Antonio. Governor Greg Abbott identified the gunman as Salvador ...

The attack is the deadliest school shooting in Texas history and comes four years after a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area. Governor Greg Abbott identified the gunman as Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old from the city who went into the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle. Fourteen children and one teacher have been killed after a gunman open fired at a primary school in Texas, the state governor has said.

Texas governor Greg Abbott said Salvador Romas, an 18-year-old male resident of the city of Uvalde, had entered Robb Elementary School and opened fire earlier ...

The school teaches grades two, three and four, meaning the children killed are aged from seven to 10-years-old. | ITV National News.

Earlier, Uvalde Memorial Hospital said 13 children were taken there. And the deadliest shooting at a US grade school since the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. A teacher and 14 children have been killed in a shooting at a Texas primary school.

The gunman, an 18-year-old male from Uvalde, was reportedly shot and killed by officers responding to the scene.

Law enforcement is working to safely evacuate remaining students in the school district. Since that massacre 10 years ago, Murphy has made it his mission to enact gun control reform only to be disappointed again and again as the bills fail to overcome the Senate filibuster. These images are indefensible, as is the news of everyday violence from firearms in communities across America that do not make national headlines. How many more times will Senate Republicans express outrage at horrific shootings like the one today in Uvalde, Texas and then block meaningful, bipartisan background-check legislation supported by nine out of ten Americans and most responsible gun owners? Our elected leaders have been more interested in listening to the gun lobby than protecting our children – and until that changes, we will continue to see devastating incident after devastating incident. Without real action, our country will more closely resemble the violence I left behind in Ecuador than the safe haven I sought in the United States. We need leaders at every level to prioritize gun safety now.” The senator also relayed a number of new details in how Tuesday’s horrific events unfolded. Gun violence is a uniquely American problem – and it is now the leading cause of death for American children. A motive has not yet been revealed in Tuesday’s mass shooting. I’m devastated that more precious young people have lost their lives in a horrific mass shooting today. How many young lives cut short, families shattered, communities traumatized because our leaders refuse to act on gun violence?

Shooter, 18, was also dead after opening fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, west of San Antonio.

“Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde,” governor Greg Abbott said in a statement. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage?” he said, hoarsely and visibly emotional. “Please know at this time all campuses are under a Lockdown Status due to gunshots in the area. He is scheduled to address the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Houston later this week. It comes four years and six days after a gunman killed 10 people, eight students and two teachers, at Santa Fe High School outside of Houston. The attack unfolded at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small Hill Country town with a population of just more than 16,000.

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, killing at least 19 students and two adults.

Numerous lawmakers and public figures spoke out on Tuesday by calling for action on gun control legislation in the wake of a tragedy that drew immediate comparisons to the Sandy Hook massacre, when 20 first graders and six educators were killed by an 18-year-old man armed with an AR-15-type rifle. “We’re a small community and we’re going to need your prayers to get through this.” “I’m here on this floor to beg to literally get down on my hands and knees to beg my colleagues. The death toll was later updated by Roland Gutierrez, a Texas state senator who was briefed by state police and spoke with media outlets. He ran into the school and began shooting, Gutierrez said. The school serves about 570 children, nearly 90% of them Latino.

Nineteen children are shot dead by a teenage gunman, who is himself killed by law enforcement.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Were you in the area? The 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut was the deadliest such attack. Did you witness the incident? "How many scores of little children who witnessed what happened - see their friends die, as if they're in a battlefield, for God's sake," he said. Nowhere else, nowhere else do little kids go to school thinking that they might be shot that day." According to CBS News, the attacker was wearing body armour as he carried out the attack. Two border agents were reportedly shot in an exchange with the gunman. "This only happens in this country. Border Patrol is a federal agency that guards US ports of entry. "You can't comprehend evil like this. "I can't believe this."

The assault at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino town of Uvalde was the deadliest shooting at a US school since a gunman killed 20 children and six ...

In 2018, a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area. "As a nation we have to ask, when in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? The school has nearly 600 students in second, third and fourth grades. Tuesday was to be "Footloose and Fancy," with students wearing nice outfits and shoes. The attack came just 10 days after a deadly, racist rampage at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that added to a yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. He said other relatives were at the hospital and the civic centre.

Texas school shooting – latest: Child death toll rises to 19 as Biden demands action · President demands gun reform, asking, 'Where in God's name is our backbone ...

“By the ways in which we, as a nation, have become conditioned to unfathomable and unbearable heartbreak. “It doesn’t make sense to me. “It takes a monster to kill children. Speaking about one of the girls that he spoken to, Father Paniagua said: “When the shooting was happening, she held another girl’s hand, and they were screaming. Mr Flores said that Ramos was a quiet child but that as he grew older he started having problems at home. Three of the 19 children killed in the attack on Robb Elementary School have also been named so far: eight-year-old Uziyah Garcia and Xavier Javier Lopez, 10. What might we become if only we’d listen.” “When are we going to do something? Such a fast little boy and he could catch a ball so good,” Mr Renfro said. “My beautiful cousin! The gunman, who has been named as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was shot dead, apparently by police officers at the scene. Rifles should not be easily available to all.”

Salvador Ramos, 18, tagged the girl in a photo of two automatic rifles, believed to be the same weapons he used at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small ...

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At least 19 children and two adults were killed when a teenage gunman launched a bloody rampage during the worst US school shooting in a decade.

Tuesday’s theme was “footloose and fancy”, with students encouraged to wear nice outfits and shoes. “My heart is broken today,” said Hal Harrell, the school district superintendent. Robb Elementary School has nearly 600 students in second, third and fourth grades aged between seven and 10 years old. She was described as a loving mother and wife by her family. I love you Amerie Jo. Watch over your baby brother for me.” “She was adventurous. Mr Renfro last saw Uziyah during spring break, saying: “We started throwing the football together and I was teaching him pass patterns. Tell them you love them. “My daughter has Down’s syndrome, and she was one of the first students at that time to be included in a regular classroom,” said Ms Garcia told the Washington Post. “He loved any activity in which he could be creative and especially get to draw,” a tearful Ms Martinez told the Washington Post. She was “very loved” and an avid hiker who took pride in teaching mostly students of Latino heritage, Ms Delgado told the New York Times, adding: “She was the fun of the party.” I would definitely say those wonderful things about her.

Officials said Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School, is dead and is believed to have died after being shot by police officers.

A 10-year-old girl in 'critical condition' A 10-year-old girl in 'good condition' A nine-year-old girl in 'fair condition'

Shooter described as 'complete evil person' as further details of massacre emerge.

Every time a tragedy like this happens, our hearts break, and our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those families. However she said of her 10-year-old niece, who was in the classroom next door to the shooting and witnessed the scene: “She’s traumatized. The suspect had posted images of himself with the weapons to Instagram. Her school profile says that she taught at the school for 23 years, and was married with four children. I ask everyone to lift them up in prayers for God to surround the them with his love and comfort. “Thank you everyone for the prayers and help trying to find my baby,” Angel Garza told ABC News. My prayers and thoughts go out to the families of the students and teachers who lost their lives today, My heart is broken for them all. This has just taken a toll on all of us.” Garza told local ABC News affiliate that her cousin’s mother had been with him during an awards ceremony at the school hours before the shooting. He was met with resistance from law enforcement as he entered the school but was able to enter a fourth-grade classroom, where he barricaded himself and started shooting. He then fled in a vehicle and was in close proximity near the school where we got calls to local law enforcement. What we do know, at that point, the shooter was able to make entry into a classroom, barricaded himself inside that classroom. We have the most pro-gun reform president and Congress in American history and the NRA is the weakest it’s ever been.

Nineteen children and two adults were killed on Tuesday when a gunman attacked Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

In a separate Facebook post, Silguero’s mother posted a photo of her daughter and nephew with the caption, “Fly high my angels… Silguero’s cousin, Jayce, was also killed in the classroom. Mom and Dad love you never forget that and please try and stay by our side Amor!!!! Send prayers to all UVALDE we really need it!!!!” her father added. “It’s a tragedy that this happened to a person like this,” said the neighbor, who did not want to be identified. Family members have identified Rodriguez as one of the victims. NBC reported that her son had been told by a friend in law enforcement that she too had been shielding her pupils. I’ll forever miss you and love you my angel,” his cousin wrote on Twitter. She was reportedly married to Ruben Ruiz, a police officer, and has a daughter. “Thank you everyone for the prayers and help trying to find my baby,” Angel Garza wrote to ABC in a statement. Fourth-grade teacher Eva Mirelez, was killed in the shooting. “He was very bubbly, loved to dance with his brothers, his mom. “We started throwing the football together, and I was teaching him pass patterns.

A teenage gunman “barricaded” himself inside a classroom before murdering at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas primary school on 24 May, ...

In a heart-wrenching Facebook post, the mother of Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, 10, memorialised her “beautiful” and “smart” daughter. On Monday 23 May, graduating seniors visited the school and high fived the students, who attend second, third, and fourth grades. Two of the victims were Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia, both teachers at the school. A first responder told CNN that it was around 30 minutes before officers “neutralised” the shooter. “I can’t believe this happened to my daughter,” he said. Prayer for our small amazing town.”