What we know about the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas 6:59
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At least 19 students and 2 adults were killed in a mass shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 80 miles west of San Antonio, authorities said.
The gunman, identified by authorities as Salvador Ramos, is dead and is believed to have acted alone.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the 18-year-old suspect had attended Uvalde High School.
The shooting was the deadliest at an elementary school since the Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut in 2012 that left 26 dead, including 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7.
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An 18-year-old man opened fire Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing at least 19 students and two adults, authorities said.
In the image, Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil that took place in Uvalde on Tuesday night.
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People pray Tuesday night at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Uvalde.
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People take comfort outside the Civic Center in Uvalde.
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Police personnel run near the scene of the shooting.
US Customs and Border Protection, which is the largest law enforcement agency in the area, helped with the response to the incident.
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A Texas State Trooper walks outside Robb Elementary School, where the shooting occurred.
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A woman reacts outside the Uvalde Civic Center.
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A minor boards a school bus Tuesday under police surveillance.
Robb High School had 535 students in the 2020-21 school year, according to state data.
About 90% of the students are Hispanic and about 81% are economically disadvantaged, the data shows.
Thursday was going to be the last day of school before summer break.
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People react outside the Civic Center.
With this, they add at least 30 shootings in primary and secondary schools in 2022. Marco Bello/Reuters
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Police officers and other first responders gather outside the school after Tuesday's shooting.
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A woman cries and hugs a minor while she talks on the phone outside the Uvalde Civic Center.
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A woman cries as she leaves the Civic Center.
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Law enforcement officers stand outside the school after the shooting.
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been assisting local law enforcement with the investigation.
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People sit on the sidewalk outside the school as state police patrol the area.
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Police walk near the school after the shooting.
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A woman and a minor leave the Uvalde Civic Center on Tuesday.
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These are the latest events:
Suspect shot his grandmother before going to school
: Ramos is believed to have shot his grandmother before heading to the elementary school, three law enforcement sources tell CNN.
The grandmother is hospitalized in critical condition, said Sgt. Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The shooter was wearing a bulletproof vest and crashed his vehicle before the shooting
: The suspect crashed his vehicle into a ditch near the school before trying to enter the facility, Estrada told CNN.
The agents confronted the suspect, but he was able to enter and "accessed several classrooms in which he began to shoot with his firearm," Estrada said.
Responding agents clashed with gunfire, according to DHS
: At least one Border Patrol agent was injured by gunfire from the attacker, who had barricaded himself inside, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). its acronym in English).
"At the risk of their own lives, these Border Patrol agents and other agents stepped between the armed attacker and the children at the scene to draw the attacker's attention away from potential victims and save lives," spokeswoman Marsha Espinosa said. .
Posted a photo of the guns on social media
: A photo of two AR15-style rifles surfaced on an Instagram account linked to the shooter just three days before Tuesday's shooting.
His TikTok page only has one mobile game post, though the bio under his profile picture reads: “Kids be scared irl” — which translates to “kids are scared in real life” — .
Remainder of school year canceled
: Dr. Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, said the remainder of the school year, which was due to wrap up on Thursday, has been cancelled.
The district will offer "grief counseling and support for our students in the civic center" on Wednesday morning, he said.
Biden asks Americans to "turn this pain into action"
: President Joe Biden called on the United States to turn its collective pain into political action in the wake of Tuesday's shooting.
"Where in God's name are our guts to have the courage to stand up and stand up to lobbyists? It's time to turn this pain into action," he said.
There have been more mass shootings than days in 2022
: Tuesday, May 24, was the 144th day of the year.
There have been at least 212 mass shootings in 2022, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive.
CNN and the GVA define a mass shooting as a shooting in which four or more people are injured or killed, not including the shooter.
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