What We Know About The Texas Elementary School Shooting That Left 19 Students And 2 Adults Dead

An 18-year-old sniper, identified by authorities as Salvador Ramos, was killed by police. Eric Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety said he came to Robbie Elementary School with a long shotgun.

The school has second and fourth grades և According to the government, in the 2020-21 school year there were 535 students.

Here’s what we know about the shootings that took place two days before the summer holidays.

How was the shooting?

Ramos shot his grandmother on Tuesday morning before reaching the school, and Estrada said police were called to his home to investigate. Variety said she was in critical condition Tuesday night.

At about 11:30 the police received another report that the car crashed into a ravine near the primary school, Variety reported. Police believe that Ramos was driving the car that appeared in the ravine.

Variety said that after the accident Ramos got out of the car in a pistol and armor.

“He was hired by police officer Uwalde ISD, who works here at the school. "And then he was hired by two other cops at the Uwalde police station," Estrada told Don Lemone on CNN. Variety said officials were unable to arrest Ramas and asked for help from a tactical agency. "The tactical service came, managed to eliminate the threat and defeat the suspect," he said.

The officers did not understand how Ramas managed to bypass the officers and open fire on several classes. The cause of the accident before entering the school is unknown. "Law enforcement did not have information that Ramas was being persecuted before the accident," Estrada said.

A law enforcement spokesman said more than 20 U.S. customs and border guards had arrived to help. The official said a CBP official was injured during retaliation, but his condition is stable.

Interior Ministry spokeswoman Marsh Espinosa wrote on Twitter that other law enforcement officers also opened fire on an armed man who set up the barricade. "At the risk of their own lives, other border guards broke into the scene to the" children "of the militant to save the life of the militant," he wrote.

Variety said the cause of the shooting is not yet clear.

What do we know about the victims?

Parents and relatives were looking forward to information about their children at the meeting center, which became a community center on Tuesday.

“We see people coming out of fear,” he said. They cry one after another. "They were told their children were dead," Senator Roland Gutierrez of the Civic Center told CNN on Tuesday night.

CNN presenter Nicole Chavez reported that a father who learned his son had died near the city center burst into tears when he was hugged by cousins.

A few meters away, a grandmother from San Antonio said she would not stop praying for her 10-year-old granddaughter while waiting for the results of DNA tampons identification.

Her aunt Lydia Martinez Delgado told CNN that fourth-grader Eva Mireles was killed in the shooting.

“I am outraged that the shootings continue, that these children are innocent and that weapons should not be given to everyone in the statement. “I never thought it would happen to my loved ones. ... We can pray a lot for our country, our state, our schools, especially for all families. " He said Mireles has been working as a teacher for 17 years. Profile on the website of the independent school district of Uwalde. In his spare time, he enjoyed running, walking, cycling and spending time with his family, according to the site.

The school district has announced it is canceling the rest of the school year. Thursday should be the last day of classes before summer vacation.

According to the 2020 census, about 25,000 people lived in Uwalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.

What do we know about the arrow?

Officials said the shooter was a student at Uwalde High School.

Three days before the shooting, a photo of two AR-15 rifles tied to Ramas was posted on Instagram.

One of Ramas' former classmates, who declined to give his name, told CNN that Ramas had recently sent him photos of AR-15s, ammunition and several firearms.

I say, brother, why did you do that? ասաց he said. "So don't worry," said a friend.

“Then he texted me. “Now I look completely different. "You wouldn't know me," said my friend.

His friend also said that Ramos no longer goes to regular school.

The restaurant manager confirmed to CNN that Ramos worked at local Wendy's.

Evening manager Adrian Mendes said Ramos "held on a lot" and "did not communicate with other employees." "He just came to work, got paid and got a check."

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