A shooting occurred in a primary school in Texas in which 14 children were killed.
The shooting occurred at 12:17 Texas time (19:18 Central European Time) at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small town in southwest Texas.
“An 18-year-old attacker killed 14 students and one teacher at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,” the governor said.
The FBI is helping with the investigation, according to CBS.
BREAKING: There are multiple fatalities as a result of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, a law enforcement source tells me.
More details to come as we learn them and can confirm further info. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/yADSNh1Coc— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 24, 2022
A hospital in San Antonio announced that they received a child and an adult from the shooting at the school. The adult, a 66-year-old woman, is in critical condition, the hospital said
The attacker was arrested. The hospital admitted 13 children. Two children were transported to a larger hospital in the city of San Antonio, and the others are still waiting for the transfer, CNN reports. Among those who ended up in the hospital is a 40-year-old man. Two patients died on the way to the hospital, and their age is unknown.
#BREAKING Multiple children were shot & killed at an Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Multiple LE sources tells me the shooter was a murder suspect, there was a bolo out for his truck— A pursuit ended near Robb Elementary—He ran into the school, started firing. Limited info. pic.twitter.com/AdVYsDoBem
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) May 24, 2022
At a press conference, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the attacker was an 18-year-old man who left his vehicle and entered the school with a gun, and probably had a rifle as well.
– He shot and killed creepy, incomprehensible, 14 students and killed a teacher – said Abbott.
He confirmed that the gunman had also died.
