“My heart is broken today,” said Hal Harrell, the school district superintendent, announcing that all school activities were canceled until further notice. It is about 135 kilometers (84 miles) west of San Antonio and about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the border with Mexico. The town has a population of about 16,000 people and is the seat of government for Uvalde County. The school has an enrollment of about 600 students in the second, third and fourth grades and sits in a mostly residential neighborhood of modest homes. We need to come together, as one nation, and support Uvalde as they try to heal from this devastating loss.” No parent should have to bear the pain of burying their child. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said in a statement. Others are still in critical condition or otherwise injured, and we are all praying for each of them,” U.S. We’re all completely sickened and heartbroken. Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.Ī welcome sign is seen outside of Robb Elementary School as people walk away in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022.
“It's believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered into the Robb Elementary School Uvalde with a handgun, and he may have also had a rifle, but that's not yet confirmed according to my most recent report," Abbott added. The governor identified the gunman as Salvador Ramos. The gunman "shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher," Texas Governor Greg Abbott said earlier in the day, adding that two officers who were wounded are expected to survive. It was the deadliest school shooting in Texas and the deadliest elementary school shooting since the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012, that left 26 people dead, 20 of them schoolchildren. "May the Lord be near to the brokenhearted and save those crushed in spirit, because they’re going to need a lot.” “God bless the loss of innocent life on this sad day,” Biden said. The death toll is expected to rise, federal law enforcement officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release details of the investigation.Ī child gets on a school bus as law enforcement personnel guard the scene of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. Guterrez said the suspect killed his grandmother before going to the school. Three people were wounded and are hospitalized in serious condition, said Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez, who was briefed by state police. "It’s time to turn this pain into action.” “Where in God’s name is our backbone, the courage to do more and then stand up to the lobbies?” Biden said. The gunman, who lived in the town, is dead.Īt least two adults also were killed, but it was not clear if that number included the gunman.īiden said it was time to stand up to the gun industry. “We have to act.”Įighteen schoolchildren were killed Tuesday when an 18-year-old gunman walked into their elementary school and opened fire. With emotion in his voice, President Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday night after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.
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