Children killed at school belonged to the same class. What is known about the massacre in Texas? | US

Nineteen children and two adults died within two days of the end of the school year. This is the balance of the deadliest attack on American schools in the last ten years – we need to go back to 2012 and Sandy Hook, also an elementary school. The shooter was an 18 year old teenager. Salvador Ramos, acting alone and killed by the police.

What we know and what we need to know about the attack:

► Salvador Ramos was identified by the police as shooter responsible for massacre. The 18-year-old enrolled at Robb Elementary School and was shot and killed as he fled the scene. The reasons are still unknown this attackwhile the authorities believe that the shooter acted alone.

► All murdered children this tuesday belonged to the same class, Texas Department of Security spokesman Chris Olivares confirmed in an interview with CNN. The official added that the authorities had already managed to identify all the victims and notify the families.

► The attack was reported to the authorities at 11:32 local time (19:32 in mainland Portugal). Ten minutes after the alarm, the school went into standby mode. quarantine. About an hour and a half after the first report of the shooting, Salvador Ramos was shot dead by the police.

► About The Senate won’t vote on any gun laws in the near future, said Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, who says he knows the bills won’t pass because of Republican opposition. The Senate Majority Leader says Democrats will try to work with Republicans to create a bipartisan gun law. But he considers new developments “unlikely.”

► The shooter bought two pistols on the 18th.birthday. A few hours before the massacre, Salvador Ramos shot grandmother, Houses. The woman is in critical condition in the hospital.

​► Salvador Ramos made publications on social networks, where he showed the weapon acquired for the attack. AT authorities seized two AR-15s from school.

► I know-I know that Salvador Ramos worked at a chain restaurant fast food Wendywith. In statements to The newspaper “New York TimesAdrian Mendezin charge of night shifts at this establishment, says that El Salvador put himself on the sidelines of his colleagues: “Do you know how employees communicate with each other and are friendly? He wasn’t like that. I don’t think anyone really knew him.”

► Salvador Ramos killed at least 19 students and two teachers. The children were between seven and ten years old. Some of them have already been published information about the victims.

► Two police officers were shot dead during a shootout with a suspect. Both were taken to the hospital, their lives are not in danger.

► About President of the United StatesJoe Biden recalled that in other countries there is no such problem with shooting, pointing the finger at the arms industry: “For God’s sake, when will we meet lobby weapons?“. Barack Obama also responded. in social mediathe former US president expressed solidarity with the families of the victims and said that “the time to act is long past.”

► About trainer NBASteve Kerralso appeared live on TV and his reaction was popular. Kerr, outraged and emotional, said: “I won’t talk about basketball. Any basketball questions don’t matter. Our children are being killed at school. When are we going to do something? I’m tired, tired of coming here and expressing condolences to the families.”

► How families of the victims Massacre at Sandy Hook — the 2012 elementary school shooting that left 26 people dead — once again called for tighter controls on gun access.

► About President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenskyexpressed his condolences to the families of the victims. “The people of Ukraine share the pain of the family and friends of all the victims and the American population,” he wrote. the president no twitter.

► About Pope Francisco says he is “broken” by the shooting and calls for more restrictions on gun access.

► Even after the shooting on Tuesday, NRA pro-weapons group hosting an event this weekend: The guest list includes former US President Donald Trump, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Text updated at 7:10 pm to include comments by Schumer and reactions from Obama and Steve Kerr.