On Tuesday, a teen gunman shot at an elementary school in Texas, killing at least 19 children and two adults. Following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, local police claimed a suspect had been arrested. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old gunman, has been identified. He was armed with a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazines. Come down to know everything regarding the Texas school shooting 2022.
Texas school shooting 2022 Short information:
- mass shooting at an elementary school west of San Antonio.
- killed 19 second- to fourth-grade students.
- Many of the injured were brought to Uvalde Memorial Hospital.
- The attack began at 11:30 a.m.
- The Gunman Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old.
- Two local police officers fired gunfire.
- A photo of two AR15-style guns appeared on an Instagram account.
Who were the 19 children and 2 adults killed in the Texas school shooting 2022?
According to the Associated Press, a mass shooting at an elementary school west of San Antonio today killed 19 second- to fourth-grade students and at least two adults, one of whom was a teacher. A mass shooting killed two boys, Xavier Lopez, 10, and Uziyah Garcia, nine, as well as four girls, Makenna Elrod, 10, Amerie Jo Garcia, 10, Eliahana Torres, 10, and Ellie, whose age and surname were not immediately known. Eva Mireles, 44, and Irma Garcia, both teachers, were also killed.
A teacher, Eva Mireles, was one of the adults killed, according to US media. Her school district’s website stated that she had a college-aged daughter and enjoyed jogging and hiking.
Many of the injured were brought to Uvalde Memorial Hospital, where personnel in scrubs and bereaved families of the fatalities could be seen crying as they went out.
When did the shooting start?
According to Travis Considine, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, the attack began at 11:30 a.m., when the gunman smashed his car outside the school and went into the building. Two local police officers fired gunfire with the shooter after a homeowner heard the crash and contacted 911.
Both cops were shot, but it was unclear where on campus the altercation took place or how long it took for other officials to arrive.
The attack occurred ten days after a shooter opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing ten people. It is the 212nd mass shooting in the United States this year, with four or more people killed.
Who is the gunman in the Texas school massacre, Salvador Ramos?
Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old local resident and American citizen, was arrested. According to a management at a neighborhood Wendy’s, Uvalde school shooter Salvador Ramos worked the day shift. Ramos “kept to himself basically,” according to Adrian Mendes, Wendy’s evening manager.
“He felt like the quiet type, the one who doesn’t say much. And he didn’t really socialize with the other employees,” Mendes said. “He just worked, got paid, and came in to get his check.” Mendes didn’t know Ramos on a personal level and didn’t see him most of the time because they were on different shifts, he said. Ramos worked from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 5 p.m., five days a week, and was already working there when Mendes started in February, he said.
Days before the attack, a former classmate of school shooter Salvador Ramos alleged the gunman texted him photographs of a firearm and a bag full of ammunition. The acquaintance, who did not want to be recognized, said he was “close” to Ramos and would periodically hear from him to play Xbox with him.
Is the gunman, Salvador Ramos, dead?
Two local police officers fired gunfire with the shooter after a homeowner heard the crash and contacted 911. Both cops were shot, but it was unclear where on campus the altercation took place or how long it took for other officials to arrive.
According to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss it, one Border Patrol agent who was working nearby when the shooting began rushed into the school without waiting for backup and shot and killed the gunman who was hiding behind a barricade.
According to the law enforcement source, the agent was wounded but was able to walk out of the school.
Just three days before the Robb Elementary School tragedy, a photo of two AR15-style guns appeared on an Instagram account linked to the alleged Uvalde gunman. Under the pseudonym “salv8dor_,” the photo was shared as a tale. Officers responding to the school incident shot and killed alleged gunman Salvador Ramos, according to multiple classmates.
Ramos’ TikTok page only contains one video – a clip from the smartphone game Subway Surfers. “Kids be afraid irl” or in real life, according to his bio beneath his profile photo.
After being shot, the grandmother of the suspected gunman is in critical condition.
Sgt. Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN’s Don Lemon on Tuesday that the suspected gunman’s grandmother is in critical condition. Three law enforcement sources informed CNN that the gunman shot his grandmother before entering the school. Estrada said early Tuesday that she was airlifted to the hospital.
Tributes
Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in a tweet that ‘Thoughts and prayers are not enough.’ She added: ‘After years of nothing else, we are becoming a nation of anguished screams. We simply need legislators willing to stop the scourge of gun violence in America that is murdering our children.’
Fellow Democrat and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker tweeted: ‘Children went to school today and were killed in a mass shooting. Another American community shattered by gun violence. Another round of thoughts and prayers. They’re hollow words if we continue to do nothing to end the violent, unrelenting, preventable shootings in our county.’
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said of the massacre: ‘I’m heartbroken for the victims of today’s horrific shooting in Texas. You should be able to go to school, and to church, and to the grocery store without needing to worry that you’re not going to come home. It’s past time to put an end to these needless tragedies.’
Filled with rage and grief, and so broken by the murders in Uvalde. By Buffalo, Laguna Woods and so many others. By the ways in which we, as a nation, have become conditioned to unfathomable and unbearable heartbreak. Steve’s words ring so true and cut so deep. https://t.co/Rb5uwSTxty
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) May 25, 2022
JUST IN: Gov. Greg Abbott gives an update on the school shooting in Uvalde. INFO: https://t.co/rhVwftZh2Y pic.twitter.com/4JSRU5FQlR
— CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) May 24, 2022
Breaking News: A gunman killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The 18-year-old suspect was also killed. https://t.co/5zJTcrL1NK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 24, 2022
Today in my home state of Texas 18 innocent students were killed while simply trying to get an education. A teacher killed doing her job; an invaluable yet sadly under appreciated job. If children aren’t safe at school where are they safe?
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) May 25, 2022
It’s so frustrating and I’m not sure what to say anymore. Those in power need to stop giving lip service and actually change the laws to prevent these shootings in the future. https://t.co/xCTiOdjv6I
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) May 25, 2022
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