At least 18 children and two adults were killed in a shooting spree at a Uvalde elementary school west of the city of San Antonio, Texas. In addition, there are said to be numerous injuries. This was announced by Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez in an interview with CNN. 15 deaths had previously been reported.
The incident happened at 11:32 a.m. (local time). The attacker was believed to be an 18-year-old student at the local high school. He is said to have been armed with a handgun and a rifle. Before he went to elementary school, he shot and injured his grandmother.
The shooter is also dead. According to initial findings, the attacker was an 18-year-old young man who was killed by officers after a chase in his pickup truck. Two police officers were slightly injured in the gunfire, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
According to initial information, investigators assume that the shooter acted alone. CNN reported that the shooter drove to the school and then entered it with a rifle and pistol. He is said to have acquired the two weapons on his 18th birthday. The University Medical Center in San Antonio tweeted that two casualties from the shooting had been admitted, a 66-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl. Both are in critical condition.
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Uvalde is a small town about 100 kilometers from the border with Mexico. The elementary school teaches grades 2 through 4 and had 535 students last school year, according to government data, according to CNN. About 90 percent of the students are of Latin American origin and mostly come from working-class families. Thursday should be the last day of school before summer break.