mr salvador ramos the shooter, he himself is deceased. is believed that responding officers killed him. it appears that two responding officers were struck by a salvador ramos but have no serious injuries he uvalde independent district school police department is the investigating agency and we will provide them and the city of uvalde substantial assistance. when the process obtained detail background on the subject, his motive, the types of weapon used and the legal authority to possess them and conduct a comprehensive crime scene investigation and reconstruction and identify and interview all witnesses and provide victim services in other support as needed. victor escalon is a texas department of south texas regional director and everything that can be done will be done. in addition to that it is being reported that the subject shot his grandmother right before he went into the school i have no further information about the connection between those two shootings. the subject is reported to be a student, to have been a student at yu vall

reportero: que no conocieron a salvador ramos lo describen como alguien callado y que ya habÍa tenidoausente, y por eso se habÍa mudado con sus abuelos, de su podrÁ no se sabÍa nada desde hace aÑos y tiene una hermana que no vivÍa con Él. un reporte preliminar de las autoridades federales indica que comprÓ las armas en este negocio de venta de artÍculos de cacerÍa y municiones. su abuelo pidiÓ disculpas a nombre de su familia. >> tengo dolor para todos, porque muchos de los niÑos son nietos de amigos mÍos, y lo siento por todas las familias. reportero: antes del ataque habÍa publicado fotos en redes sociales de las armas que comprarÍa, y no mesa de texto que enviÓ a una amiga de alemania anunciÓ que dispararÍa contra su abuela y una escuela primaria. los agentes federales han estado cayendo y fotografiando la casa del sospechoso en busca de respuestas. ilia: la masacre en la primaria de uvalde ha revivido el debate sobre los estados que tienen leyes de armas que son permisivas, el centro para las leyes sobre armas trazÓ este mapa donde da la calificaciÓn de f a los estados con menos r

the governor identifying the shootering a 18-year-old salvador ramos. ramos shot and killed his own grandmother before going to that school. president biden just returned to the white house tonight. he spoke with governor abbott while onboard air force one. the white house saying the president has promised any and all assistance. the president lowering glags to half staff at the white house and of course, it was just ten games ago, he ordered flags lowered following the mass shooting in new york. uvalde is a rural town of fewer than 20,000 people. you can see it's not far from the mexico border. some of the children were taken to san antonio, others were taken to the uvalde memorial hospital right there in that community. we also watched as parents in a familiar scene, all-too familiar scene in this country rushed to the scene, asking questions. one father rushing up to our reporter at the scene and asking her, did she know where parents should go? he even asked her where the funeral is, looking for any information on his own child. she said many of the

identificado como salvador ramos tenÍa 18 aÑos era un exestudiante de esa escuela ramos matÓ a su abuela padre desesperado jesse rodrÍguez a kun no sabe el paradero de su hija hablÓ con noticias telemundo estÁ desesperado y confirma que su sobrina es una de las vÍctimas >>> mÁs tiroteos masivos reÁnima el debate sobre el control de las armas ya van 27 tiroteos en escuelas en la que va del aÑo. >> noticias telemundo >>> con julio vaqueiro. >>> buenas tardes son las 6:30 de la tarde en la costa oeste 9:30 en el este de los estados unidos comenzamos con una noticia triste que enluta a la comunidad de uvalde texas, matÓ al menos 18 estudiantes presumiblemente niÑos pequeÑos otros 3 adultos fallecieron esta es la informaciÓn mÁs reciente que revelÓ el senador gutiÉrrez pero aÚn no estÁ claro si esta cifra incluye al atacante convierte en estÁ en la peor masacre escolar en texas desde sandy h >>> aÚn hay varios niÑos que continÚan hospitalizados por lo que las autoridades podrÍa seguir incrementando hambre mos de estudiantes de 600 estudiantes mÁs del 80% son latinos >>> es una comunidad de 15

este es el lugar. >> ela casa del abuelo del pistolero salvador ramos quiÉn le disparÓ a su abuela ennas al pistolero y ahora podemos tener mÁs claro quiÉn era salvador ramos. >> no lo esperaba yo >> quizÁs si fuera yo. >> quizÁs hubiera estadio me mata a mÍ >>> son los dramÁticas palabras de rolando reyes incluyendo a su propia familia >>> lo siento mucho >>> tengo dolor para todo >>> porque muchos de los niÑos son nietos de amigos Íos >> lo siento >>> lo siento por todas las familias >>> por todo d2s >>> el pistolero cprÓ las armas 2 dÍas despuÉs de su mpleaÑos 18 el gerente del restaurante en donde trabajÓ dijo que era extraÑo y no socializar con nadie >>> no sÉ >>> que pensamientos iba a ver >>> don josÉ era su vecino su nieto estuvo a punto de morir en la escuela a manos del home que a solo puertas de aquÍ tamÉn le disparÓ a su uela despuÉs de una discusiÓn >>> Él sabe muy bien lo que estaba tirÓ a su abuelita y se fue a la escuela a matar niÑos d >>> jaqueline cÁrdenas era compaÑerael joven y salvador erao tiroteo a su uelita pero lo que no entiendo yo, que por quÉ tirÓ a su abu

la amenaza de un estudiante de imitar la matanza causada por salvador ramos en uvalde, texas.os. reportero: policÍas acudieron a un llamado de padres de familia en esta escuela tras exportar que un alumno publicÓ en redes sociales una foto suya armado y amenazando con asesinar a todos sus compaÑeros. >> quiero ver con la directora quÉ medidas va a tomar. creo que eso ya no fue una broma. reportero: los estudiantes compartieron una supuesta conversaciÓn entre un estudiante y uno de sus compaÑeros. "si no quieren venir, no vengan. dispararÉ a todos maÑana. estoy harto de todo. despuÉs me matarÉ". >> vivimos confirmar esto. nos tuvimos que enterar por terceras personas en lugar de la parte directiva. reportero: policÍas vigilan la entrada del plantel. esto generÓ una bajada asistencial plantel. >> vamos a trabajar con sesiones informativas. es importante que los alumnos sepan que existen leyes. reportero: autoridades creen que hace unas semanas este alumno habÍa llevado una navaja al plantel y temen que cumpla con sus amenazas. >> nos van a ayudar vigilando la entrada y la salida

lÓpez otra de las vÍctimas y por supuesto hay tristeza hay mucha desolaciÓn en cuanto al tirador salvador ramosarma aquÍ justamente aquÍ en uvalde cuando cumpliÓ 18 aÑos no se sabe si la comprÓ Él o algÚn familiar pero hubo 2 momentos cuando matÓ a su abuela y cuando llegÓ a esta escuela y esta es la crÓnica. >> vuelve a ocurrir el reporte en uvalde texas llegÓ ante de las 2 de la tarde los alumnos heridos transportados en autobuses escolares ambulancia a hospitales locales padres de familias intentaron encontrar a sus hijos >>> pos miedo le pido gracias a dios que sacamos a mi hijo a tiempo >>> que no pasÓ nada con ella pero pos los otros niÑos pobres inocentes que sufrieron esto. >> el sospechoso fue identificado como salvador ramos de 18 aÑos quiÉn abandonÓ su vehÍculo e irrumpiÓ con una pistola y un rifle >>> el gobernador greg abbott calificÓ como un acto horroroso. >> agregÓ que otros 2 oficiales resultaron heridos antes de neutralizar al atacante que falleciÓ. >> (informaciÓn en pantalla) >> padres de familia se volcaron con fotografÍas de sus hijos autoridades argumentan que la investig

también murió en la balacera por su cuartel gobernador declaró que sospechoso fue identificado como salvador ramosl este es el tiroteo más mortífero desde (nombre extranjero) ha reaccionado ante lo sucedido libertad pedraza habló con ellos qué te dicen ? para todos estos padres y madres de familia con los que hablé la reacción a este tiroteo masivo que terminó con la vida de al menos 18 estudiantes de primaria y tres adultos es la misma que en este mismo sentimiento dicen están con miedo aterrados porque parece que son cada vez más inmunes a esta clase de masacres sienten que esto continúa ocurriendo el gobierno y las autoridades no toman medidas reales para mantener a sus hijos seguros en las escuelas hablé con un padre de familia de san josé me comentaba que se enteró de lo ocurrido para una escuela a recoger su propio hijo me comente que sabe que la mayoría de los niños que perdieron la vida son de edades similares a la de sus pequeños su hijo más chico tiene 11 años de edad algo que él me comentaba es que en un inicio sitioesta tristeza profunda algo que me comentaba víctor es que sabe que la

the gunmen, salvador ramos, him. exactly. the gunmen, salvador ramos. lived _ him. exactly. ramos, lived locally. nobody- him. exactly. the gunmen, salvador ramos, lived locally. nobody had i him. exactly. the gunmen, salvador. ramos, lived locally. nobody had any idea why he did this or if it was planned. he crashed outside the school wearing body armour and carrying a semiautomatic rifle. unfortunately, the suspect managed to get— unfortunately, the suspect managed to get inside one of the classrooms and barricade himself, where he shot not only— and barricade himself, where he shot not only at— and barricade himself, where he shot not only at officers responding but inside _ not only at officers responding but inside the — not only at officers responding but inside the classroom. all not only at officers responding but inside the classroom.— not only at officers responding but inside the classroom. all 21 victims have now been identified, inside the classroom. all 21 victims have now been identified, and inside the classroom. all 21 victims have now been identified, and i

the gunman, 18—year—old salvador ramos, lived locally. why he did this, or if it was pre—planned. he crashed his car outside the school, emerged carrying a semi—automatic rifle. unfortunately, the suspect managed to get inside one of the classrooms and barricade himself, where he started to shoot not only at officers that were responding, but also inside the classroom. all 21 victims have now been identified, and their remains removed from the school. what happened here in uvalde has reignited a nationwide debate about gun control, and why powerful military—style assault weapons are so readily available in places like texas, but the political response has just served to illustrate how deeply divided america is over guns. gun ownership is common and widespread in texas, but questions are being asked about why an 18—year—old needs access to a military—style rifle. the idea that an 18—year—old can walk into a store and buy weapons of war designed and marketed to kill is, i think, just wrong. itjust violates common sense. the police are worki

the gunman, an 18-year-old student at the high school there, salvador ramos. the governor said he shot and killed his grandmother before he went to that school. inside the elementary school, authorities say second, third, and fourth graders in the middle of their school day when the first call came in around 11:32 in the morning. a rural community 85 miles west of san antonio. a witness telling me on the air this afternoon that he saw the children who survived this running from the school. a massive law enforcement response to reports of an active shooter. the school put on lockdown. police, the sheriff's department, the fene,to src for answers on their children. or reporter at the scene describing to me the father who approached her, saying he could not find his child. many of the students the te to be reunited with their parents but that's also where some of the parents were given horrific news. president biden flying home from his trip to asia, ordering flags lowered to half staff. he will address the nation tonight. it was just ten days ago, he ordered fla

the gunman has been named as salvador ramos, who was shot dead.

the gunman has been named as salvador ramos, who was shot dead. he's thought to have had a handgun and possibly a rifle. spectator of killing his grandmother before heading to the school. president biden has addressed the nation, saying he felt "sick and tired" on hearing that another school had been attacked. he said it was time for the nation to do what needed to be done and stand up to the gun lobby. he said it was wrong that an 18 can walk into a shop and purchase assault weapons. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, our world. music plays. this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year's eurovision song contest. but they are no ordinary band. they are from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now, their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine's plight. i am viktoriia zhuhan. i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i don't normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a

the shooter was in salvador ramos.into the elementary school in uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle, that but that is not confirmed. he shot and killed horrifically 14 students and killed us teacher. mr ramos, he himself is deceased. it is believed that responding officers killed him. it appears that two responding officers were struck by rounds but had no serious injuries. in addition to that, it is being reported that the subject shot his grandmother right before he went into the school. and there is... i have no further information about the connection between those two shootings, and the subject is reported to be a student, to have been a student at uvalde high school and is a us citizen. studio: we can take you to some life pictures now that show you the scene at the robb elementary school in the city of uvalde, 135 km west of san antonio, to remind you what has happened. this tragedy with a gunman that was shot dead, 1a students in a teacher at that primary school. as you heard from mr abbott, the attacker

police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead. president biden has addressed the nation, saying he felt �*sick and tired' on hearing that another school had been attacked. tonight, i asked the nation to pray for them, give the parents and siblings the strength in the darkness they feel right now. and one other headline this hour: russia says it is ready for a prolonged conflict in ukraine, as its forces continue to make progress in the east of the country, we report from the frontline in ukraine's eastern most region, luhansk. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a gunman has shot dead at least 19 students and at least one teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of 7 and 10. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde, around 135km west of san antonio, at robb elementary school, which is made up of a largely hispanic community. authorities say the suspected attacker was an 18—year—old, named salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers.

hoy salieron a la luz nuevos detalles de salvador ramos, el autor de la matanza deuvalde, que dejÓ saberactuaciÓn de las autoridades policÍacas sigue siendo tema de polÉmica. tras conocerse que hubo errores serios que pudieron contribuir a que mÁs niÑos perdieron la vida. >> el jefe de policÍa de distrito escolarfue quien tomÓ la decisiÓn de no entrar con el tirador estaba en el interior de la escuela. se conoce su nombre, es identificado como el jefe en la pÁgina de distrito escolar y quien hizo los primeros comentarios en conferencia de prensa momento despuÉs del tiroteo. el comandante en la escuela considerÓ que se trataba de un sujeto atrincherado,habÍa tiempo y que no habÍan niÑos en riesgo, dijo el direct tordera agencia estatal de seguridad pÚblica. obviamente habÍa niÑos que estaban en riesgo y se trataba de un tirador activo. por mÁs de una hora permaneciÓ dentro el plantel educativo antes de que autoridades lograran entrar al salÓn. fue la decisiÓn incorrecta, no habÍa excusa.y siguen surgiendo detalles de la investigaciÓn, se conociÓ que salvador ramos amenazÓ en redes sociale

salvadore ramos. he was apparently involved in a domestic incidents, killed a loved one, drove to the school and committed this terrible mass shooting. latest numbers according to governor abbott, 14 children dead, one teacher dead and the shooter himself dead after exchanging gunfire with police. we're still waiting to find out details if the gunman killed himself or the police killed him. governor abbott believes the police killed him, we are waiting on more information on that and waiting to hear status of the injured children. several are being treated at nearby hospitals right now. waiting to see if another press conference will take place, we were told of one should be taking place in 30 minutes or so. latest update, there are parents in the building waiting to be notified and find out what is happening with their children. you can hear a pen drop in there, it is horrible and somber scene in there. >> i can imagine, bill. thank you. let's bring back bill daly. kellyanne conway has a question. >>

tonight, new reporting here on the 18-year-old suspect, salvador ramos. in fact, he turned 18 just nine days ago. and the next day, authorities say he bought his first ar-15-style rifle, days later, buying his second. and then a little more than a week after his birthday, showing up at the school right here behind us. tonight, we've learned in the hours before the attack, that he sent three private messages on facebook, signaling his plans. tonight, the memorial growing outside robb elementary school. the school-year-ol year has now early. we know the rampage began here at the suspect's grandparents house, where authorities say he shot his grandmother first. then, he took his grandparents' truck, crashing it near the school here before making his way inside. we have also learned that all of the victims were in two adjoining classrooms. the gunman barricading the door and it's now believed he was in the building anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour before being taken down. parents, of course, came running, looking for their children, looking for answers. ma

police say the suspect is salvador ramos who recently turned 18, the legal age to buy a gun in texas, and had just bought his weapons officials say he had dropped out of uvalde high school, was unemployed and had no criminal history. today we spoke with a family of fourth grader ariela santos who was still clutching her teddy bear. >> did you hear the shooting >> two times, yes. they sounded like bangs but then our teacher just said, no, they're fireworks. we knew they weren't fireworks we were panicking. my friend michael, he was near the window he saw he kept mouthing someone got shot. >> that's a lot for 10-year-olds to deal with that's a lot for anyone to deal with how are you doing today? >> i'm doing better. >> you got to talk to someone today? >> yeah. >> her parents brought her in for counseling she knew many of the victims >> ariela know some of those kids >> very many of them she grew up with them. we're a small town. >> reporter: emotional scenes for parents desperate about news about their kids as tonight we're learning more about the heartbreaking toll here. 10-year-old a

of the inhabitants of a small twenty-thousand-strong town are hispanic, as write local media salvador ramos ahead of the primary school massacre. shot at his grandmother suspect attacked his grandmother earlier today law enforcement officer later saw a wrecked car near the school and a man with a weapon. he broke into the school and started shooting at everyone he saw on his way , died, two teachers and 19 children, several people in hospitals with injuries of varying severity, some of the victims were sent by helicopters over 100 km to the san antonio military hospital condolences to the families of the dead and affected expressed president biden. in the evening, he addressed the nation from the white house on the idea that an eighteen-year-old child could walk into a weapons store and buy two assault rifles. rifles. just ridiculous, in the name of all that is holy, what do you need an assault weapon for, other than to kill someone, it's just awful manufacturers, weapons have spent two decades aggressively marketing weapons that make them fabulous profits. for god's sake. we must have the

police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead. president biden said he was appalled by the attack. tonight, i asked the nation to pray for them, give the parents and siblings the strength in the darkness they feel right now. in other news: russia says it is ready for a prolonged conflict in ukraine. we report from the front line in the eastern—most region, luhansk. and the so—called �*partygate�* report into government breaches of lockdown rules is expected to be given to the uk's prime minister later. hello and welcome. a gunman has shot dead 19 students and one teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of seven and ten. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde, west of san antonio, at robb elementary school, which is made up of a largely hispanic community. authorities say the suspected attacker was an 18—year—old named salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military—grade rifles and is suspected of killing his grand

serÍan 21 personas que perdieron la vida directamente a manos de salvador ramos y una persona mÁs: joe aÑos. se conocÍan desde que tenÍan 12 aÑos. quedan cuatro hijos huÉrfanos. dos de ellos estÁn en el colegio. uno estÁ en sÉptimo grado y el otro estÁ en 10 grado. esta persona muriÓ de lo que se le conoce como "corazÓn roto". tÉcnicamente fue de un ataque al corazÓn. le preguntamos al doctor juan rivera, corresponsal, quÉ piensa Él acerca de este tÉrmino de "corazÓn roto". ¿es algo que existe? doctor: ellos mencionaron el sÍndrome del "corazÓn roto". a lo mejor muchos no lo han escuchado, pero es un sÍndrome real quÉ ocurre. lo primero que tenemos que saber es que no tenemos los detalles de una autopsia. no sabemos si fue de esto que muriÓ joe garcÍa. pero el sÍndrome del corazÓn roto es cuando una persona tiene un estrÉs significativo, la muerte inesperada de un ser querido como vemos en este momento. el cuerpo empieza a liberar hormonas del estrÉs en cantidades inmensas. Ésas hormonas lo que hacen es que adormece en el corazÓn y el corazÓn, que usualmente se contrae en 55—60%... dig

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internal investigation and the united states reports alexey veselovsky 3 days after 18-year-old salvador ramos killed 19 children of two-teacher girls at an elementary school in uwellda, texas, the police admitted that her reaction at a time when an armed automatic killer rifle turned out to be in the class alone with children was extremely slow, and perhaps even criminally slow , it turns out that from the moment ramos entered into the school and started shooting before he was neutralized. about an hour passed and that was it. this time the police were waiting for reinforcements, doing nothing to destroy the killer. there were enough police officers to carry out the task, but the commanders of the operations were in place. decided to wait for a special tactical group. ramos entered the school at 11:40 at 12:50. he was shot all this time, the children and teachers who were sitting in the classrooms, who could continue to call the rescue service, begging the police for help, there was no help. at in this heartbreaking video, filmed while gunshots are still being fired from the school, desperate

this is of salvador ramos, the 18—year—old understood to have carried out these killings.d a rifle, we understand, on his person as he went into the school. also there were some social media pictures one of which showed him holding a magazine for a rifle as well. it is understood, on top of that, that he went to the school, having already, we believe, having already, we believe, having shot and killed his grandmother. that is of the 18—year—old salvador ramos who is believed to have carried out these killings. you have been having a look at the gun laws and the way different states work and texas is pretty much as loose estate towards gun—control? as loose estate towards gun-control?— as loose estate towards gun-control? as loose estate towards nun-control? ., �* , , gun-control? that's right. they are, in general, _ gun-control? that's right. they are, in general, especially - are, in general, especially because of the republican lawmakers in the state, very pro guards, when you look at texas, it has more guns in their state than any other state in america. more than 45%

have you learned anything new, you or your men and women, about where and how salvador ramos showed up at this school? >> yes, sir. some of the updates that we're having right now, we did a brief history on ramos, on his criminal history. he shows no gang affiliation. he shows no background as far as criminal record goes. he did have a juvenile record as we heard the governor in the director talk a little bit about. but one of the things that we know is that there was two different incidents that occurred. one was whenever he did shoot his grandmother who is still in critical condition right now. she got airlifted to a nearby hospital. the second incident is when he crashed here in the property by the elementary school where he was able to access a door on the rear of the school and was able to do inside the classroom and unfortunately barricaded himself inside that classroom where he started shooting inside and outside towards the officers responding. we're glad the officers did respond. other officers, border patrol and other federal agencies did respond to this certain incidents and

of the inhabitants of a small town of twenty thousand are hispanic, according to local media salvador ramose the massacre at an elementary school shot his grandmother the suspect earlier today attacked his grandmother. later, law enforcement officers saw a wrecked car near the school and a man with a weapon. he broke into the school and started shooting at everyone he saw on his way , died, two teachers and 19 children, several people in hospitals, compared the differences in severity , some of the victims were sent by helicopter over 100 km, san antonio military hospital condolences. we have dead and injured expressed president biden. in the evening, he addressed the nation from white at home the idea that an eighteen-year-old kid could walk into a gun shop and buy two assault rifles. it's just ridiculous, in the time of all saints what do you need an assault weapon for, other than to kill someone, it's just awful gun manufacturers have spent two decades aggressively marketing weapons that bring them fabulous profits. for god's sake. we must have the courage to stand up to this industry in

. >> reporter: officials say the alleged gunman, salvador ramos, also shot his own grandmother beforeacking students at the elementary school. >> what happened in uvalde is a horrific tragedy that cannot be tolerated in the state of texas. >> reporter: among those who lost their lives, 10-year-old javier lopez, who was in the fourth grade. his family sharing this photo with us this evening. 19 students were killed and 2 teachers, including fourth grade teacher eva mireles. >> the school has children in second, third, and fourth grade -- >> reporter: two responding officers also shot but are expected to survive. officials say the alleged shooter was killed by responding law enforcement. >> mr. ramos, the shooter, he himself is deceased. and it's believed that responding officers killed him. >> good evening, fellow americans. >> reporter: tonight, president biden speaking to the country on yet another mass shooting, just days after ten people were killed in a grocery store in buffalo, new york. >> i'd hoped, when i became president, i would not have to do this again. another massacre. u

heard the shots and without waiting for reinforcements, went inside the name of the criminal salvador ramos, an eighteen-year-old man who lived in this city of salvador rama, happened at the same school. as the journalists found out, odnoklassniki harassed him for being from a poor family, and for 18 years the teenager made a gift to himself bought these two rifles and cartridges for them, one such barrel costs only $ 500, boasted of the purchase on social networks, and advised the children there be careful. parents are going to take a dna test for the identification procedure of the newspaper called tragedy in yuvalda. the bloodiest school shootout america over the past 10 years. i'm fed up and tired. from this. we must act on our own the idea that an eighteen-year-old boy can walk into a gun store and buy two assault rifles. it’s just ridiculous that americans have more weapons than citizens in the country with 400 million barrels, and texas, the most armed state in america , can buy a rifle or a pistol here for anyone over 18 years old. but beer is only from the age of 21. here's what we

heard the shots and, without waiting for reinforcements, went inside the name of the criminal salvador ramos, an eighteen-year-old man who lived in this city of salvador rama happened at the same school. as the journalists found out, odnoklassniki hounded him for being from a poor family, and for 18 years, the teenager made a gift to himself, bought these two rifles and cartridges for them, one such barrel costs only $ 500 he boasted about the purchase on social networks, and there he advised the children to be careful. parents are going to take a dna test for the identification procedure of the newspaper called tragedy in yuvalda. america's deadliest high school shootout in 10 years. i'm fed up and tired. from this. we must act on our own the idea that an eighteen-year-old boy can walk into a gun store and buy two assault rifles. it’s just ridiculous that the americans have more weapons in their hands than the citizens in the country have 400 million guns and texas is the most armed state of america, anyone over 18 years old can buy a rifle or a pistol here. but beer is only from the age of

police have named the gunman as 18—year—old salvador ramos.ent biden has called forflags to ramos. resident biden has called for flags to be flown at half mast. he's do to address the nation shortly. that's president biting arriving at the andrew airbase —— president biden. we are expecting him to speak very shortly on this. he just come back from his trip around asia. my back from his trip around asia. my from our studio in singapore... this is a bbc news. it's newsday. let's start with some breaking news for you. i gunman has shot dead at least 1a students and a teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the students were in second, third and fourth grades, meaning they were between the ages of 7—10. the governor of the state, greg abbott, said the suspected attacker was 18—year—old salvador ramos, who is believed to be killed by law enforcement officers. the shooting was in the city of uvalde, around 135 km west of san antonio at the robb elementary school. the assailant is thought to have had a handgun and possibly a rifle, and

texas officials are identified the gunman as 18-year-old salvador ramos. by law enforcement officers and police believe he acted alone but a motive remains unknown. sources say the gunman first shot his grandmother who is now in critical condition. before he crashed his car near the school. one texas official described what happened next. >> he was observed exiting the vehicle with a rifle and backpack. he had a body armor with him. that is when ever the i believe the police officers engaged him. then there was a second call where he entered through the south door of the elementary school. he entered and that's when he started with his gunfire. >> and we are just learning the identity of one of the victims. the aunt of the fourth grade teacher says she was among those killed in tuesday's shooting. she had been an educator for 17 years. new data from the fbi reveals the amount of active shooter incidents across the u.s. increased more than 50% last year compared to 2020. it's not a new trend. cnn looks at the history of school shootings in the united states

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>> authorities identified the gunman as 18-year-old salvador ramos. a texas state senator says ramos purchased his weapons legally. >> this young man had purchased these guns, first thing he did on his 18th birthday was go to a shop in uvalde to buy these weapons legally. and that's a very sad state of affairs unfortunately, in texas. this is something that's going to haunt the people of yewuvalde for months and weeks to come >> we do know this took place, it was initially a domestic disturbance between the suspect and his grandmother in which he shot the grandmother she is alive she is in critical condition local law enforcement received a call of a crashed vehicle and armed gunman nearby, close proximity to the school. at that point, the gunman made entry to the school, in complete disregard for human life, an evil person. started shooting anyone in the way. >> just walking through the school opening fire. >> right he was armed with some type of long rifle we're still trying to determine how he obtained that we have other law enforcement trying to m

former classmates say salvador ramos was very quiet.e was frequently a user of a social app for gen z and would stream videos of himself abusing animals. that is according to several users of the site. read days before the shooting he sent videos and pictures of guns to people on social media. >> these weapons, i didn't know they were there. if i had known, i would have reported them. >> you would have reported your own grandson? >> yes. dan: as you would expect, there is a growing cry for stronger gun control measures following yesterday's shooting. >> one nation under guns. it doesn't have to be that way. our parents don't have to drop their kids off at school and wonder if there kid will be next. dan: on wednesday, two gun bills that are stalled in congress were placed on the legislative calendar. both would expand background checks. at least one of the measures do not have the support it needs to pass. >> people immediately want to take second amendment rights away, and they will not do that. dan: another bill allows family members

think you started arguing with he could just like i say he would his so that into an argument. >> salvador ramos, his neighbor, joseph moreno, was interviewed by the fbi today. he says ramos is live with his grandparents since recently after having a falling out with his mother says ramos was bullied because of the way he talked. >> mandate. >> you they wouldn't accept the way you want. to patients with the we well, he that when they went up what you need to buy the lives. couldn't we less. i mean, governor abbott says moreno had no known prior history of mental illness and no known criminal history. >> before committing one of the most deadly school shootings in u.s. history. >> he is one weapon which was an ar 15. using to 23 rounds. >> as brian entin reporting and now we're also learning more about the victims of this tragedy. kron four's justine waltman has some of their stories. >> even more ellis was a 4th grade teacher. she reportedly died protecting her students. she taught at robb elementary for 17 years. she leaves behind a husband and daughter her co-teacher. irma garcia was also kill

former classmates say salvador ramos was very quiet.e was frequently a user of a social app for gen z and would stream videos of himself abusing animals. that is according to several users of the site. read days before the shooting he sent videos and pictures of guns to people on social media. >> these weapons, i didn't know they were there. if i had known, i would have reported them. >> you would have reported your own grandson? >> yes. dan: as you would expect, there is a growing cry for stronger gun control measures following yesterday's shooting. >> one nation under guns. it doesn't have to be that way. our parents don't have to drop their kids off at school and wonder if there kid will be next. dan: on wednesday, two gun bills that are stalled in congress were placed on the legislative calendar. both would expand background checks. at least one of the measures do not have the support it needs to pass. >> people immediately want to take second amendment rights away, and they will not do that. dan: another bill allows family members

salvador ramos the shooter bought two assault rifles on his 18th birthday.or clarity we have not gotten any confirmation that these were assault rifles. you are looking for law, those two assault rifles in texas you can buy a long gun on your 18th birthday. can you buy them under the age of 21. the governor of texas, greg abbott reported that he went into the school with a long gun. a rifle and a handgun. you cannot buy a handgun under the age of 21 in texas from a licensed gun dealer. you can buy a handgun from a texas citizen. that's a private sale. so we don't know the genesis of this. but, just for clarity on what we are doing. when you look at the death toll there, we should also note, jesse, that this now becomes the second deadliest shooting in u.s. history. and we don't know if the numbers are going to change. the first deadliest shooting would be of course in newtown, connecticut, almost well, almost 18 years ago, in newtown, connecticut where you had 27 people killed. you had 206 and 7-year-olds. will mother of the shooter alan zoo arrested for thi

the suspect is 18 year old salvador ramos. he was shot and killed on the scene. he was a student at uvalde high school. it's a school that's in that community. vice president kamala harris. just spoke about the shooting at an event and here's some of what she had to say. every time a tragedy like this happens our hearts break. and our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those families. and it keeps happening. so i think we all know and have said many times with each other enough is enough. there are multiple people in the hospital with injuries from shooting one of them is a 10 year old who is in critical condition right now people are gathering at a local catholic church to together and uvalde, texas again. that's where pain at least 14 young children lost their lives today. all right, karina. thank you so much for the latest on that and reaction has been. pouring in locally to this deadly shooting including warriors coach steve kerr this is personal for him. dad was murdered in lebanon we go now to abc 7 news reporter tim johns for that p

authorities say the gunman, 18-year-old salvador ramos, acted alone and was killed by law enforcement officers. his motive right now is unclear. three sources tell cnn ramos shot his grandmother before going to the school. a state senator says the woman was airlifted to san antonio and is in critical condition. this all happened in the small town of uvalde in texas, about 90 minutes west of san antonio near the u.s. border with mexico. about 90% of the students at robb elementary school are latino. a texas lawmaker says ramos legally purchased the two rifles used in the shooting from a federally authorized dealer on his 18th birthday. just three days earlier a photo of two ar-15-style rifles was posted on an instagram account linked to the gunman. the massacre is the deadliest at a u.s. elementary school since 20 children and six adults were killed in the 2012 sandy hook shooting in newtown, connecticut. u.s. president joe biden says it is time for americans and lawmakers to stand up to the gun lobby and pass common sense regulations. >> why are we willing to live with this carnage? w

he's been identified by police as 18-year-old salvador ramos. three sources telling cnn his first victim was his grandmother. she was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition. in texas about 90 minutes west of san antonio not far from the mexico border. 90% of the students were latino and were just weeks away from summer break. he crashed his car on the school and was seen running on campus carrying two firearms which were purchased by ramos legally on his 18th birthday. two ar-style 15 rifles were posted. a lone gunman killed 20 children in the first and second grades as well as six adults in newtown, kentucky. joe biden said it's time to stand up to the gun lobby and pass common sense regulations. >> i am sick and tired. we have to act. and don't tell me we can't have an impact on this carnage. i spent my career as a senator and as a vice president working to pass common sense gun laws. we can't and won't prevent every tragedy, but we know they work and have positive impact. when we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went do

salvador ramos was in robb elementary school. those parents were hearing shots. and they were bewildered and confused and angry and wondering why someone, anyone with a gun wasn't in that school to take down ramos. so many details we don't know. this much we do. a lot of anger, a lot of questions and a lot of concern as to whether there was too much time before ramos was in there killing kids and whether something, anything, or anyone could have intervened to prevent that. let's go to jeff paul right now with the very latest. jeff? >> yeah, neil. it's been a very long and frustrating day for many members of this community as they stand by and want more answers about what is going on and what exactly happened and when it happened during this mass shooting. we finally got a little bit of clarity today. this investigation is only a few days old. some of these take weeks to wrap up. here's a timeline that texas dps is giving us. stick with us. 11:28 a.m., texas dps says the suspect wrecked his truck after shooting his grand mother in his face. he jumped out of the pa

department of public safety released this photo of the suspected shooter, a sergeant says 18 year old salvador ramos , who lived in ovalle day, had abandoned his vehicle just before entering the school. investigators were seen searching this black pickup truck near the scene. the department of public safety says ramos was seen with a rifle, a backpack and wearing body armor. officials say he entered several classrooms and killed children in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade before ramos himself was shot by a law enforcement officer is deceased, and we're not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects. in this case. my heart was broken today. where small community. and what? we need your prayers to get us through this. president biden ordered flags lowered to half staff addressing the nation with emotion and passion. he called for more action and regulation of guns. as a nation we have to ask when in god's name. we're going to stand up to the gun lobby. when in god's name. we do we all know in our gut needs to be done by night. some still waited to hear if their child is alive, told us th

followed by an elite border patrol agent who went in with a police tactical team and shot and killed salvador ramosmos was wearing body armor and hiding behind a barrier, right? the border agent was also injured in the leg, but it's unclear if that was by a gunshot wound or shrapnel, but he was able to walk out of the school under his own power and finally, we should note, you saw the numbers, 19 children, two adults. this is now the second deadliest primary school shooting in u.s. history. you'll recall when adam lanza opened fire at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, he killed 26 and 7-year-olds and 6 adults. shannon? >> shannon: words aren't adequate. trace, thank you very much. >> reporter: yep. >> shannon: our breaking coverage will continue next. >> i'm confused and worried. i'm trying to find out where my baby's at. >> seeing all of these parents with their loved ones and some of them -- you know, some of them made it some of them didn't make it and, it's terrifying! >> shannon: heartbreak out of texas tonight where 19 children and two teachers have been killed in one of t

police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead.on to pray for them, give the parents and siblings the strength in the darkness they feel right now. in other news: russia says it is ready for a prolonged conflict in ukraine. we report from the front line in the eastern—most region, luhansk. and the so—called �*partygate�* report into government breaches of lockdown rules is expected to be given to the uk's prime minister later.

vision was held on wednesday night to remember the victims and authorities a saying that gunman, salvador ramos entered the school without any confrontation, contradicting earlier reports that an officer engage with him outside the building . he was shot dead more than an hour later. will despite the community in morning, the national rifle association has ignored calls to cancel it's event in texas on friday. the shooting has once again brought gun control back into the national spotlight. even as members of you've all day, small community struggle to make sense of the tragedy with for good stuff. any be like all get them. i love love bothered, i beg you with john hendern has more now from you've all day in texas. there are a lot of new questions now being asked as to why it took an hour for border patrol agents to storm into that school. they had to find a key to get into the door of the classroom where the gunman was held, holding people hostage and shooting them. over the course of an hour. we are told by one child who survived in that room that hit the words of the gunman as he entered wor