EIGHTEEN students and three adults have died after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, according to State Senator Roland Gutierrez.
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation about the Robb Elementary shooting.
“To the people of Uvalde, please know that this is a room full of leaders who grieve with you. We are praying for you and we stand with you.”
Governor Greg Abbott said earlier that Ramos, a Uvalde resident, abandoned his vehicle and entered the school at around noon.
Abbott also confirmed that Ramos has died, citing preliminary reports saying that Ramos was killed by responding officers.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital confirmed they received 13 children for treatment, and that two additional students who arrived at UMH were deceased on arrival.
UMH said another 66-year-old woman is in critical condition. Neither the school district nor the police department has confirmed if she was a teacher.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin did not confirm casualties but told ABC News in a text message that “this is a very bad situation.”
Read our Robb Elementary school shooting live blog for the latest news and updates…
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‘The commonality’
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said that the commonality of this horror is alarming.
“This is happening on a weekly basis in our country,”
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FLOTUS tweets ‘Lord, enough’
First Lady Jill Biden tweeted her grief for the “little children and their teacher.”
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Gutierrez says death count risen
Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez just told CNN that rangers confirmed to him that the death count has risen to 18 children and 2 adults – 20 dead in total.
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‘Still holding on’
Gutierrez confirmed that the shooter tried to kill his grandmother, but that she’s still alive and “holding on.”
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On his birthday
Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez confirmed that Salvador Ramos bought two guns on his 18th birthday.
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Kamala Harris’s remarks
“I would normally say in a moment like this, we would all say naturally, that our hearts break, but our hearts keep getting broken,” the Vice President said.
“As a nation, we have to have the courage to take action and understand the nexus between what makes for reasonable and sensible public policy to ensure something like this never happens again.”
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‘Enough is enough’
Vice President Kamala Harris is speaking now about the Robb Elementary shooting.
“To the people of Uvalde, please know that this is a room full of leaders who grieve with you. We are praying for you and we stand with you.”
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Deadliest school shooting in Texas history
The Robb Elementary shooting is reportedly the deadliest school shooting in Texas history and happened four years after a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area, according to 9News.
The shooting also came just days after ten people were killed during a mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Markets store in Buffalo, NY.
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Nancy Pelosi calls on Congress
In her statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that Americans are “united” in “deep gratitude for the heroes who put their lives on the line to respond to this deadly mass shooting.”
She says that Americans are filled with a “righteous fury” in the wake of recent mass shootings.
Pelosi goes on to say that Congress has only offered “hollow words” and that it’s time for Congress to enact the “House-passed bipartisan, commonsense, life-saving legislation into law.”
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Cruz doesn’t see gun reform as a solution
Senator Ted Cruz said that more law enforcement is more of a solution than gun control, according to CNN correspondents.
“Inevitably when there’s a murderer of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens.”
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Biden’s remarks set for this evening
President Joe Biden is set to speak about the tragedy tonight at 8.15pm EST.
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NRA annual show this weekend
The National Rifle Association‘s annual meetings and exhibits are this weekend in Houston, Texas.
Former President Donald Trump is set to speak at a forum for NRA members.
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Mitch McConnell is ‘heartbroken’
Senator Mitch McConnell tweeted that the shooting has left him “horrified and heartbroken.”
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Photo released of shooting suspect
A photo of 18-year-old Salvador Ramos has been released.
Ramos was reportedly shot in a stand-off with Texas officials responding to calls of an active shooter in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
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About Uvalde
Uvalde, Texas, has a population of about 16,000 people.
The town is about 75 miles from the Mexico border and 85 miles from San Antonio.
Robb Elementary School has an enrollment of just under 600 students and is reportedly in a residential area of the town.
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Piers Morgan pleads with America
“Schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms should not be a political issue,” TV host Piers Morgan tweeted.
“Please, America, stop the partisan bulls**t and do something to stop it.”
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Flags to be lowered to half mast
President Biden has ordered US flags to be lowered to half-staff at the White House and around the nation until Saturday night, Craig Caplan reports.
“As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 24th by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.”
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Blood donations needed
The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is in critical need of blood donations following the mass shooting, according to KSAT.
STBTC confirmed to the outlet that it sent at least 15 units to victims at Uvalde Memorial Hospital, but its supply is running out.
An emergency blood drive is scheduled Wednesday from 9am to 2pm at the Herby Ham Activity Center in Uvalde.
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Reunification point established at civic center
The district is using the city’s civic center as a reunification center. Parents can pick up children once everyone is accounted for, KPRC-TV reports.
“When parents drop their kids off at school, they have every expectation to know that they’re going to be able to pick their child up when that school day ends. And there are families who are in mourning right now,” Abbott said of the shooting victims, ABC News reported.
“The state of Texas is in mourning with them for the reality that these parents are not going to be able to pick up their children.”
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Senator Chris Murphy’s remarks
Sen. Murphy referred to the shooting at Robb Elementary as “another Sandy Hook.”
“What are we doing?”
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Suspect allegedly shot his grandmother
Salvador Ramos, 18, reportedly shot his grandmother before traveling to Robb Elementary School, where reports of shots fired were called in at 11.32am, according to Texas officials.
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Additional victims
Two officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries, the governor said.
UMH said another 66-year-old woman is in critical condition. Neither the school district nor the police department has confirmed if she was a teacher.
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Motive unknown at this point
Abbott, citing preliminary reports, said Ramos was killed by responding officers. His motive remains unknown.
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Age range of students
According to Sky News, the deceased and injured students are in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade, between the ages of eight and 11.
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‘Horrifically, incomprehensibly’
“He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher,” Governor Abbott said at the press conference.
Abbott also said that two officers were shot and wounded in today’s events but were expected to survive.
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