Robb Elementary School shooting

The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school Tuesday was inside for more than an hour before he was killed in a ...

"A lot of us were arguing with the police, 'You all need to go in there. He heard about four gunshots before he and the others were ordered back to a parking lot. But 15 or 20 minutes passed before the arrival of officers with shields, equipped to confront the gunman, he said. '"When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk publicly about the investigation. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz did not give a timeline but said repeatedly that the tactical officers from his agency who arrived at the school did not hesitate. "Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Go in there!" "Go in there! There was just one of him." Many other details of the case and response remained murky. Inside, they were driven back by gunfire from Ramos and took cover, Escalon said.

Texas officials are revisiting efforts to bolster mental health services and harden school security as families grieve the tragic attack at Robb Elementary ...

“Why is it that for the majority of those 60 years we did not have school shootings, and why is it that we do now?” he said. Robb Elementary was also one of a group of campuses that used perimeter fencing designed to limit access to the building, according to the school district. Yet a school safety researcher and an advocate for superintendents said calls to flood schools with added security distract from the problem of preventing easy access to firearms wielded to kill children. On Wednesday, state officials initially said a school district resource officer approached the gunman and “engaged him,” but no gunfire was exchanged before the shooter entered two connected classrooms. “We need to realize that people who think that, ‘well maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws,’ is going to solve it — Chicago and L.A. and New York disprove that thesis.” The state approved new laws in 2019 to arm more teachers, lock down schools and train for threats.

Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a horrifying spree of gun violence at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday in what is now the ...

Thursday was set to be the last day of school before the summer break. ... He just worked, got paid, and came in to get his check." More than 20 US Customs and Border Protection agents responded to the scene and provided aid, a law enforcement official said. on the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District website. There were no reports from law enforcement that Ramos was being pursued prior to the crash, Estrada said. Officials have not been clear on how Ramos managed to get past the officers and open fire in several classrooms. ... All we can do is pray hard for our country, state, schools and especially the families of all." He arrived at Robb Elementary School with a long rifle and wearing body armor, according to Sgt. Erick Estrada with the Texas Department of Public Safety. "A tactical agency came in and was able to eliminate the threat and bring the suspect down," he added. "He was engaged by an Uvalde ISD police officer who works here at the school. Police believe Ramos was driving that vehicle, which became disabled inside the ditch. She was in critical condition late Tuesday, Estrada said.

Here's what families of some of the victims killed at Robb Elementary School want everyone to remember about their lost loved ones.

That was the last moment she was to share with her "mama's boy." "She was a vivacious soul. "He was funny, never serious, and his smile ..." Felicha Martinez told the Post, her voice breaking. "I just want people to know she died trying to save her classmates," Garza said. "He was our baby," Quiroz said. Those were her kids, and she put her life on the line, she lost her life to protect them. "I want her to be remembered as someone who sacrificed her life and put her life on the line for her kids," Martinez told the paper. "We started throwing the football together, and I was teaching him pass patterns. It comforts me a little bit to think she would be the one to help her friends in need." A wonderful 4th grade teacher at Robb Elementary that was a victim in a Texas school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. She sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom. "He was always full of energy," Flores said. McCullough described her niece as "a light to all who knew her."

Victims of the Robb Elementary school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.Reuters. 1 of 22. Esmeralda Bravo, centre, holds a photo of her granddaughter, Nevaeh, ...

UVALDE, Texas — In front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the site of a mass shooting this week that killed 19 students and two faculty members, ...

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Law enforcement officials have changed the story and only added to the confusion and outrage surrounding the tragedy.

“You run toward gunfire and engage the suspect.” The providers of these cookies may use the data as explained in their privacy policies. “You’d be hard-pressed to keep me out of the school.” You can opt out of these analytics cookies by unselecting the boxes below. “There were parents trying to go into the building.” “We can’t wait,” he said. “He would answer (the call), hang up.” A Border Patrol officer killed the gunman. Outside the school, parents waited in agony. “A block of time between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time has yet to be fully accounted for.” But it took nearly an hour before a special tactical team was able to assemble and breach a classroom that Ramos had entered and locked. The massacre ranks as the second-deadliest school shooting in modern U.S. history.

These are some pictures from the memorial that has formed in the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting at Robb Elementary School that has left 19 children and ...

“Sweet, kind, loving. Fun with the greatest personality. A wonderful 4th grade teacher at Robb Elementary that was a victim in a Texas school shooting in Uvalde ...

At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety ...

Miah said she was scared the gunman would come back to kill her and a few other surviving friends. She and a friend also managed to grab her dead teacher’s phone and call 911 for help. He made eye contact with the teacher, again, looked her right in the eye and said 'goodnight' and then shot her and killed her."

Updated May 26, 2022 at 6:24 PM ET. Texas law enforcement officials told reporters Thursday afternoon that the gunman who killed 19 children and two adults ...

He spoke to media outside the auditorium about Abbott, saying, "The only thing he did was make it easier to carry a gun in public. He talked about 'this was evil.' The only thing evil is what he continues to do to the people of this state." The Times says that the two spoke on a video call on Tuesday morning and that the gunman — who was wearing all black — said he couldn't tell her his secret until his grandfather left the house. She said he had also shown her — on a video call, of which she provided screenshots — a black bag that appeared to hold many magazines of ammunition and at least one firearm. The Uvalde County Fairplex typically hosts happy celebrations like quinceañeras and weddings. Listen to more of his reporting here. Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — is cooperating with law enforcement's ongoing investigation, he added. He later texted her that he was waiting for his grandmother, who he said was "on the phone with AT&T" about his cellphone. He opened fire at two witnesses who were at a funeral home across the street, Escalon said, before he scaled the school fence. "It was reported that a school district police officer confronted the suspect that was making entry. The gunman then began to shoot at the school from the parking lot before he gained entry to the building through a door believed to have been unlocked at the time, Escalon said. Details surrounding the shooting are few and far between as law enforcement continue their investigation, Escalon said.

At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety ...

Unfortunately the subject matter is utterly heartbreaking: The deaths of 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary. How was the gunman able to murder so many people? I want him to continue learning and not be scared of going back to school. Jayden said he was hiding near the storage area for backpacks during the shooting, while others in his class were under a table. She’s going to have to learn to grow into, as well as me,” he said. The massacre marked the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a decade and was at least the 30th school shooting at a K-12 school in 2022. I don’t want anything to do with another shooting or me in the school,” Jayden said. Miah said she was scared the gunman would come back to kill her and a few other surviving friends. Then he stopped, looked at a row of crosses behind him bearing their names and said, “Basically all of them.” “I’m looking for my daughter, but I also know what wing she’s in,” he said, “so I start clearing all the classes in her wing.” Their daughter, a second-grader at Robb Elementary, was locked in a bathroom, and she texted him. He made eye contact with the teacher, again, looked her right in the eye and said 'goodnight' and then shot her and killed her." She and a friend also managed to grab her dead teacher’s phone and call 911 for help.

Prior to opening fire at the school, the suspect also allegedly shot his grandmother, authorities said. The suspect -- identified by officials as 18-year-old ...

I'm a gun owner and I do not blame the weapons used in this tragedy. Also the Police for not having a better and faster tactical response time. "I want to say we hold the school responsible for not having locked doors and no protocol, no training. Three of those 11 children were transferred to other hospitals in San Antonio and eight were discharged home. Without question, their heroism yesterday saved lives." Jacinto Cazares, the father of Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, a 10-year-old killed in the Texas elementary school shooting, told ABC News he blames the school and police for the massacre, not the murder weapons.

"Sweet, kind, loving. Fun with the greatest personality. A wonderful 4th grade teacher at Robb Elementary that was a victim in a Texas school shooting in Uvalde ...

At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety ...

He was himself. "He was very quiet. He had his reasons for doing what he did and please don't judge him.

Pete Luna, the general manager of the Uvalde Leader-News, first found out something was happening at Robb Elementary School at 11:37 a.m. on Tuesday after ...

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A student inside the classroom repeatedly called 911, at one point pleading to “please send the police now.”

- 12:51: The 911 call got loud, and it sounded like officers were moving children out of the classroom. That’s when the teacher called 911 from inside the school and said there was a crash and a man with a gun. The first three who arrived went to the door, and two were grazed with bullets while the door was closed. At this time, law enforcement moved down the hallway. - 11:35: Three Uvalde police officers entered the school using the same door as Ramos. They were followed by another four officers from the Uvalde PD, along with a deputy sheriff. At that time, a teacher ran to room 132 to get a phone, then walked back to the exit door that remained propped open.

19 children and two teachers are dead and several more injured after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school.

She was described by those who knew her as a loving wife and mother, the Associated Press reports. I just want to protect my little girl." She just got an award for being the most creative," Garza told CBS News. "She was the sweetest thing. Lexi Rubi's grandmother confirmed to CBS News that she died in Tuesday's shooting. A family member told CBS News that Jailah Nicole Silguero died in the shooting. Nevaeh Bravo's uncle told CBS News the young girl was killed. "I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart," Irma Garcia's cousin Debra Austin wrote on a GoFundMe page. I'm going to miss you soo much rest in paradise my beautiful angel" He said her grandfather is "distraught and hurting" over her loss. McCullough wrote on a verified GoFundMe page, "Words cannot express the pain my sister and our family is going through. On Tuesday morning, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after shooting his grandmother and crashing a car near the school, authorities said.

Three days after an 18-year-old gunman walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and fired on two classrooms full of third- and fourth-graders, ...

"I lost my son due to gun violence, and I'm upset that this is happening. "This wouldn't be happening if anybody couldn't just buy a gun. Maria Martinez, 48, and her daughter Jamie, 18, were among those who came to provide some of that support. She raced to Noah's school, which was not Robb Elementary — but at the time, it was believed other schools might be at risk. Jennifer Mittleman and her colleague Becky Langer came to the site with three dogs trained to provide comfort to those who have experienced trauma or loss. He was in shock. "She didn't answer until the second time they asked," Ivarra, 30, said. That's when he shot the teacher." She thinks he's going to come back for her…. If she would have walked out, he [the gunman] would have took her." He didn't lay eyes on the gunman, but what he heard has stayed with him. "She's scared," Ivarra said of her daughter's reluctance to come to the site.