Robb Elementary School shooting
 | This article is about a current event. |
| Robb Elementary School shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
 Location of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX | |
| Location | Robb Elementary School, 715 Old Carrizo Road Uvalde, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°11′58″N 99°47′18″W / 29.19944°N 99.78833°W |
| Date | May 24, 2022 (UTC−05:00) |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting, pedicide |
| Weapons | Handgun, possibly a rifle |
| Deaths | 22 (including perpetrator)[1] |
| Perpetrator | Salvador Ramos |
| Motive | Unknown |
On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, when 18-year old Salvador Ramos shot and killed 21 people.[1][2][3][4] Of the people fatally shot, 19 were students and two were adults.[4] Earlier that day, Ramos reportedly shot and critically wounded his grandmother.[5]
The attack was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history,[6] the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. elementary school since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, the deadliest U.S. school shooting since the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018,[7] and the 9th deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.[8]
Background
The school had about 600 second through fourth grade students in Uvalde. The majority of the students were Latino.[9]
The school district had many security measures at the time of the shooting, including four officers working within the school district and a security staff.[10]
Shooting
The shooter is said to have entered the school at around 11:30 a.m. CDT.[11] Police say the shooting began two minutes later, and according to a Facebook post by the school, the school was put on lockdown at 11:43 a.m. in response to gunshots in the neighborhood.[12]
U.S. Border Patrol agents began shooting at Ramos after responding to the shooting. Ramos fired back until being shot and killed by a patrol agent.[13]
The children killed were from 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade with ages ranging from aged 7 to 10.[14]
The shooting came less than two weeks after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York that killed ten people.[15]
Aftermath
U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the night of the shooting and said: "As a nation we have to ask when in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby...I am sick and tired of it -- we have to act."[16]
Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released statements.[17][18]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ibañez, Rebecca; Salinas, David (May 24, 2022). "15 killed in shooting at Uvalde elementary school; gunman dead, Gov. Abbott says". KSAT. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ "At least 2 dead, suspect in custody after shooter reported at Texas school - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ "At least 2 children dead in 'active shooter' incident at Texas elementary school". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Henderson, Jennifer; Lynch, Jamiel; Levenson, Eric. "At least two are dead and others injured after a shooting at a Texas elementary school, hospital officials say". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea; Hughes, Trevor; Kenning, Chris (May 24, 2022). "14 students, 1 teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott says. The shooter is also dead, Abbott says". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
It is the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago, fueling a fresh round of grief and despair.
- ↑ "14 students and teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, governor says". CBC News. The Associated Press. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ Levenson, Jennifer Henderson,Jamiel Lynch,Eric (May 24, 2022). "Shooting at a Texas elementary school leaves 14 students and a teacher dead, governor says". CNN.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea; Hughes, Trevor; Kenning, Chris (May 24, 2022). "14 students, 1 teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott says. The shooter is also dead, Abbott says". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
It is the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago, fueling a fresh round of grief and despair.
- ↑ Martinez, Christian; Hennessy-Fiske, Molly; Jarvie, Jenny (May 24, 2022). "19 children and 2 adults die in Texas school shooting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ Conklin, Audrey (May 24, 2022). "Texas mass shooting: Uvalde school district had security measures in place prior to tragedy". Fox News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ "What We Know So Far About the Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas". Time. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ Stringini, Mary (May 24, 2022). "Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting: 16 dead, including 14 kids, Abbott says". WJBK. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ Hurley, Bevan (May 25, 2022). "Salvador Ramos: Everything we know about Texas school mass shooter". The Independent. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Texas shooting: 19 children among dead in primary school attack". BBC News. May 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ "At Least 21 Dead in Uvalde, Texas Elementary School Shooting". Vanity Fair. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ Cathey, Libby; Carlson, Adam; Garcia, Armando (May 24, 2022). "Biden addresses nation on 'horrific' Texas school shooting: 'We have to act'". ABC News. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ O'Kane, Caitlin (May 24, 2022). "'Grief overwhelms the soul': Politicians and celebrities react to Texas elementary school mass shooting". CBS News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Trudeau: 'My heart breaks' for victims of shooting". CTVNews. May 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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