18-year-old Fatah gunman fire Tuesday at an elementary school in Texas, he was shot and killed at least 18 childrenthe officials said, and the gunman did it also Killed by responding officers.
The death fees also Among them are three adults, according to Senator Roland Gutierrez, who He said he was briefed by the state police on dead. But it wasn’t right away clear Whether this number includes the aggressor.
This is the deadliest shooting at an elementary school in the United States since gunmen killed 20 people children And six The adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, for nearly a decade. It came just After 10 days of being armed in body Armored vehicles killed 10 black shoppers and supermarket workers in Buffalo, New York, in What the authorities say was racist attack.
Federal law enforcement officials said that death The death toll was expected rise. they talked on condition of They remain anonymous because they are not authorized to disclose the details of the investigation.
The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvald with Governor Greg Abbott said a pistol and possibly a rifle. Officials did not immediately disclose the motive, but the governor identified the attacker as Salvador Ramos and said he was a resident. of intensely latin community About 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio.
Border Patrol Agent who It was close when the shooting started quickly to the school without waiting for Backup and shoot and kill the gunman, who It was behind Checkpoint according to law enforcement official speak on condition of Anonymity because he is not authorized to speak about it.
The client was injured but he managed it walk out of The school, a law enforcement source said.
Abbott said the shooter was most likely killed by police officers, but events It was still under investigation. School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo said the attacker acted alone.
carnage of young children It was another horrific moment for A country strewn with an almost unbroken thread of Mass killings in churches, schools and stores. and prospects for any repair in Countries gun Regulations look at least as grim as in The aftermath of Sandy Hook dies.
the gunman in The governor said Ovaldi “shot 14 students in a horrific and incomprehensible manner and killed a teacher,” adding that two officers also Wounded, but was expected to survive.
“Pray for Ron Nirenberg, Mayor of San Antonio, said the missing, their families and Ovaldi in Tweet.
It was not immediately clear how Many people He was injured, but Arredondo said there were “several injuries”. Earlier, Uvalde Memorial Hospital 13 . said children They were transferred there. Another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman in critical condition.
Robb Primary School has registration of just Less than 600 students, Arredondo said it serves students in The second, third and fourth row. Ages are not provided of The children who killing. This was the school last week of Lessons before the summer holidays.
A heavy police presence surrounded the school on Tuesday afternoon. with officers in Heavy jackets divert traffic and FBI agents who come and go from building.
White House Press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has been briefed on launch on Air Force One on his return from a five-day trip to Asia. Biden was scheduled to deliver remarks Tuesday evening at the White House.
Uvalde is home to about 16000 people which is the seat of government for Yuvaldi County. The city is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) from the border with Mexico. Elementary Rob Ho in Mostly residential neighborhood of decent homes.
the tragedy in Uvalde was the deadliest school shooting ever in Texas history, which is added To a bleak outcome of mass shooting in The country that was among the deadliest in United State over The past five years.
In 2018, a gunman shot dead 10 people At Santa Fe High School in Houston area. a year Before that, a gunman was killed in a church in Texas more from twenty people During Sunday service in The small village of Sutherland Springs. In 2019, another gunman in Walmart in Kill El Paso 23 people in Racist attack.
The shooting came days before the annual conference of the National Rifle Association set to me begin in Houston. Abbott and both of Among them were senators from Texas elected Republican officials who They were the selected speakers at Friday’s Leadership Forum sponsored by the NRA’s lobbying arm.
In the years since Sandy Hook, it has been gun control discussion in Congress has dwindled and dwindled. Lawmakers’ Efforts to Change the United States gun Policies in any meaningful way continuously faced Roadblocks of Republicans and influence of outside groups like the NRA.
a year After Sandy Hook, Senators Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, and Patrick J. Tommy, a Pennsylvania Republican, negotiated a bipartisan proposal to expand the nation’s background check system. But since this measure was about to be presented to the Senate floor for a votehad become clear You won’t get enough votes to me clear 60-vote Off hitch.
Then President Barack Obama, who king made gun Central control of his administration’s goals after the shooting of Newtown, called Congress failure Acting ‘Very shameful day for Washington “.
else yearthe House of Representatives passed two bills to expand background checks on Firearms purchases. One bill will close a loophole for private And online sales. will be the other extended Background Check review a period. Both are weak in Senate 50-50 where the Democrats need No less than 10 Republicans votes to overcome the objections of the breaker.
