At least 18 children and three adults were killed Tuesday in a shooting at an elementary school in Texas, US, Senator Roland Gutierrez confirmed.
18 year old shooter was shot by the authorities, said Governor Ulwade. “He shot and killed, horribly and incomprehensibly,” said Greg Abbott.
The suspect lives in Uvalda. entered the school with a revolver and shotgun and opened fire..
Initially, witnesses reported that 13 children were taken to the hospital, but The official number of victims is not yet known. The governor added that two police officers were shot dead, but their lives are not in danger.
The President of the United States also already reported the shooting. Joe Biden is returning from a five-day visit to Asia and will receive the news on the Air Force One presidential jet.
Biden ordered country flags at half mast because of the massacre at the elementary school.
Ted Cruz, Republican Senator from Texas, tweeted thanks to the “heroic police” and emergency services for their intervention during the “terrible shooting”.
Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has about 600 students in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th courses.
The city is located about 120 kilometers from the border with Mexico and has about 16,000 inhabitants. Robb Elementary School is located in a modest residential area.
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