Tragic incident in Texas. At least eighteen young children, as well as a staff member, were killed in an attack on Robb
Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States on Tuesday. There are conflicting reports on
the exact number of staff killed, although figures on Tuesday night ranged from one to three
individuals.
An 18-year-old gunman is suspected to be the lone perpetrator of the intrusion and subsequent
attack. Texas Governor Greg Abbott identified the suspected attacker as Salvador Ramos,
adding that Ramos had murdered his grandmother before embarking to commit the attack.
Abbott stated that Ramos drove and then abandoned his vehicle nearby the school, then entered
the building armed with a handgun and possibly a rifle. WOAI-TV and NPR both reported that
Ramos was killed by police officers.
The attack is the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. It is also the deadliest attack on an
elementary school in the United States since the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
in 2012, where 20 children and six faculty were killed. At the time, the Sandy Hook shooting
sparked national debate on gun rights and gun control.
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