Texas elementary school shooting: 14 children and one teacher dead – Biden announces statement
Created: 05/25/2022, 05:50
By: Richard Strobl
Police officers gather at the scene after a shot in an elementary school.
© Dario Lopez-Mills/dpa
A shooting spree has occurred at an elementary school in Texas, USA.
15 deaths are currently reported.
Shooting spree in the United States: 15 people were killed in an elementary school in Texas.
The victims are said to be 14 children and a teacher
The perpetrator is said to be an 18-year-old from the small town of Uvalde, where the crime took place.
Update from May 24, 11:44 p.m .:
US President Joe Biden is already informed about the killing spree.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted, "His prayers are with the families affected by this horrific event and he will be making a speech once he is back at the White House tonight."
The President's statement should therefore be made in the coming hours.
Update from May 24, 11:42 p.m.:
According to the school district police chief, the 18-year-old perpetrator acted alone.
Pete Arrondo
also confirmed the perpetrator was dead , according to
CNN .
Texas elementary school shooting kills 14 children and one teacher
First report from May 24:
A gun attack at an elementary school in the US state of Texas killed 14 children and a teacher.
The attacker was also dead, said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday.
The attack happened at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, 135 kilometers west of San Antonio.
Shooting spree in the USA: 18-year-old shoots 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school
CNN
also reports, citing the governor, that the perpetrator is an 18-year-old resident of the small town.
"It is believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered Robb Primary School in Uvalde with a pistol and may have had a rifle, but that has not been confirmed according to my most recent report," the US media quoted him as saying Politician.
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Law enforcement personnel gather outside Robb Elementary School after shots were fired here.
Several people have been killed in a shooting spree at an elementary school in Texas.
© Dario Lopez-Mills/dpa
The 18-year-old then shot and killed more than a dozen children and a teacher "in a horrific, incomprehensible manner," Abbott is quoted as saying by the
Washington Post
.
According to the newspaper, a 66-year-old woman and a ten-year-old girl are currently in critical condition.
It is not yet clear how the shooter himself died.
According to Abbott, it is currently believed that officials responded and killed him.
Abbott spoke of two officers wounded but not in critical condition.