Death toll climbs: 19 children, 2 adults, School Shooter dead at Uvalde, TX Robb Elementary
.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Image released of alleged gunman in horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
— ABC News (@ABC) May 24, 2022
The suspect, an 18-year-old local high school student, is dead, according to the governor. https://t.co/VCKVKoRdub pic.twitter.com/VzYtDXHgDo
President Biden just spoke with Governor Abbott to offer any and all assistance he needs in the wake of the horrific shooting in Uvalde, TX. pic.twitter.com/u3yMHFtcJJ
— Kate Bedingfield (@WHCommsDir) May 24, 2022
El Paso ISD stands with the students, parents, teachers and community members of Uvalde CISD during these unimaginable times. Schools should be secure spaces for all, and any attempt to disrupt school safety should be condemned. pic.twitter.com/zMPStH3CEJ
— elpaso_isd (@ELPASO_ISD) May 24, 2022
UPDATE: UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say victim toll in Texas school shooting stands at 19 children, two adults.
UPDATE: Multiple law enforcement shot during incident.
UPDATE: Superintendent: Uvalde's superintendent said grief counselors would be provided, and all remaining classes would be cancelled. "My heart is broken today," said Hal Harrell, Uvalde, CISD Superintendent. "We're a small community. And we'll need your prayers to get us through this," said Harrell.
Update: Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) tells CNN the death toll has climbed: 18 children, 3 adults, grandmother is holding on.
UPDATE: Diocesan Statement on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
We in the El Paso community know this pain very well.
Despite our experience with this evil we still cannot possibly fathom the loss of innocent
children whose lives were snuffed out by a young man with a gun.
We pledge to renew our efforts in the Church to assist in finding ways to more effectively
identify people at risk of such behavior and to push for reasonable limits to the proliferation of
firearms.
Our prayers are with the Uvalde Community. We stand with them in faith, love and solidarity. In
the face of unbearable grief and pain, we pray that the love of Christ envelope the families of
those that lost life today.
UPDATE: El Paso Mayor Releases Statement on Uvalde Shooting
“Our hearts break in El Paso for the children and teacher lost in the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. It is particularly shattering that the most innocent of souls were targeted. Our prayers are with their family members and everyone in Uvalde as they deal with the effects of this senseless act of violence. They now begin the difficult process of trying to understand the nature of what happened, and mourn the loss of their beloved children. We dealt with a devastating shooting action in 2019, and there is simply no way to understand this type of hatred. Violence is too prevalent in recent times. We stand in solidarity and support, and we cry alongside our fellow Texans during this unspeakable tragedy.” -- Oscar Leeser
Mayor
UVALDE, Texas -- Texas governor: Shooter was 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School. There are reports Ramos killed his grandmother before the mass shooting.
UVALDE, Texas -- Texas governor: Elementary school shooter dead, believed to have been killed by responding officers.
UVALDE, Texas -- Texas governor says 14 students, 1 teacher killed at Uvalde, Texas, elementary school.
Uvalde, Texas -- Police in Texas say a shooter has killed as many as14 people at an elementary school in south Texas.
The incident was reported just before noon. According to a tweet from Uvalde CISD, the shooter was was Robb Elementary.
Uvalde is 80 miles west of San Antonio.
ABC News reports as many as 14 people are dead, including two children, according to the local hospital.
The Associated Press reports 13 children were taken to the hospital, and two people are dead. The AP says it's unclear if the two people who died are among the 13 transported to the hospital.
Watch the breaking news live here.
There is an active shooter at Robb Elementary. Law enforcement is on site. Your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting the campus. As soon as more information is gathered it will be shared.
— Uvalde CISD (@Uvalde_CISD) May 24, 2022
The rest of the district is under a Secure Status.
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