[293][294], Gun manufacturer Daniel Defense was met with social media criticism in the wake of the shooting, including criticism of a since-deleted Twitter post made on May 16 depicting a child holding a Daniel Defense rifle, causing the company to make many of its social media accounts private. At least 19 students and two adults died in a shooting at a South Texas elementary school Tuesday, marking the deadliest school shooting in the . [298] Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed during the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, also called for politicians to enact stricter gun control, and expressed support for the families of Robb Elementary School victims. [46] According to his father, Ramos had a girlfriend, who lived in San Antonio. He begins firing shots at two men arriving on foot from a nearby funeral home. Robb Elementary School: Uvalde, Texas, 2022,19 students and 2 adults killed, total of 21 victims. 00:55 - Source: CNN Latest Videos 16 videos Gunman's mother.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | Facts & Timeline When they did not, parents offered to enter the building themselves. And certainly, we're not going to make sense of" the killing of children. [5] He had also previously posted violent threats online. A gunman walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire with a rifle before a . We thought he had shot up in the air, broken the lights. [18] The district also had a security staff that patrolled door entrances and parking lots at secondary school campuses. UVALDE, Texas Tuesday was a busy, happy morning at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. [119] Two days after the shooting, state officials said that the Texas Ranger Division was investigating local police's conduct during the incident. Various Uvalde civic leaders were also present, including mayor Don McLaughlin, county judge Bill Mitchell, local district attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee, county attorney John Dodson, local police officials, Uvalde assistant city manager Joe Cardenas, and Uvalde city attorney Paul Tarski. [157][158], A Uvalde staff member filed a petition for information about Daniel Defense on June 2, attempting to make a prima facie case against the gunmaker for its marketing of the weapons. [156], The leaked video attracted further criticism and outrage, showing law enforcement to seemingly not understand the gravity of the situation, including one officer taking a pump of hand sanitizer from a dispenser, and two other officers exchanging a fist bump. [58][100][101][102] This timeline is still under investigation. The student in room 112 calls 9-1-1 for a fourth time, reporting that eight to nine students are still alive in the classroom. "[90], A United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) agent rushed to the scene after receiving a text message from his wife, who was a teacher there. [16][88] When released from the handcuffs, she jumped the fence and retrieved her children, exiting before police entered. Two women embrace outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Corning, Calif., where a gunman opened fire Tuesday. [94][95] However, there is evidence that the door was never locked. His family said the heart attack was tied to grief after losing his wife.
Police could have stopped Uvalde shooting in 3 minutes, a Texas - NPR [290] Cornyn and Crenshaw subsequently canceled their attendances, and Abbott announced that he would instead appear at a news conference in Uvalde and send pre-recorded remarks to the NRA convention. CNN An 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday fatally shot 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school before he was killed by law enforcement officers, officials said. "[74] All 11 students in classroom 111 during the shooting died. On May 27, Abbott said, "Bottom line would be why did they not choose the strategy that would have been best to get in there and to eliminate the killer and to rescue the children? Their names have not been released.
25 Years Later, Parents Of Butte School Shooting Victim Speak Out At one point as police were clearing a hallway they found what was described as a suspicious package, which prompted students and staff to be moved out of the area, he said. We're in here." [218] Later on May 31, Considine acknowledged that the teacher had indeed closed the door before Ramos entered, but the door "did not lock as it should". [171] Other memorials and tributes were held throughout the country. Reyes labeled law enforcement as "cowards" for their response during the shooting, saying: "They sit there and did nothing for our community. [248] Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) reacted by blaming school shootings in the U.S. on "wokeness", "CRT", and "liberal indoctrination". [190] A CNN journalist was given an initial warning, and was told that Uvalde Police were on their way and would charge journalists with criminal trespassing if they continued to remain at the headquarters. If he starts shooting, we're going to lose more kids. It was the end of the school year, the children who had made the honor roll were being recognized and. According to DPS Director Steven McCraw, during the call Mireles told Ruiz that she had been shot and was dying; when Ruiz "tried to move forward into the hallway, he was detained [by law enforcement] and they took his gun away from him and escorted him off the scene." She said that she was on probation from charges from a decade prior, and that law enforcement contacted her after the shooting to warn her not to publicize her story because she could face charges for obstruction of justice. [53] All of the fatalities took place in these adjoining classrooms, 111 and 112. A teacher reportedly texts someone to inform them of an active shooter on the school campus. [48] He brought into the school only one of the two rifles that he had legally bought, and left the other in the crashed truck. [167] Additional fundraisers for the victims and their families were done through many avenues, such as item sales or proceeds from a barbecue. He said he did not speak out earlier to avoid blaming others or worsening the community's grief. A girl in the adjoining classroom said, "Help." But for more than 70 minutes on May 24, not one stopped the shooter. 0:05. Overall, Ramos fired 164 rounds during the shooting. El Mirage is a city of around 35,800, around 15 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix. "[56] A spokesperson for Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said the posts were "private one-to-one text messages" discovered after the shooting took place. And so you know what we did, we cleared off the rest of the building so we wouldn't have anymore, besides what's already in there, obviously.". A timeline emerges", "US Marshals Service drove nearly 70 miles to Uvalde shooting and entered school to assist officers", "21 killed at Uvalde elementary in Texas' deadliest school shooting ever", "Police made 'wrong decision' not to pursue Uvalde gunman, official says", "Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died", "Officer husband of slain Uvalde teacher tried to save her. It was a dark moment in history, remembered for its impact. [29][30] In 2022, about 90% of Robb Elementary School's 600 students in the second through fourth grades were Hispanic, and about 81% of the student population came from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. [281][282] Abbott said that tougher gun regulations were "not a real solution". [209] On May 26, Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas said that state officials "provided conflicting accounts" that contradicted witnesses and called for the FBI to investigate and provide a full account of the incident. She was issued a warning and was required to "undergo educational measures. Why? [21] In a media interview on the same day, DPS spokesman Chris Olivarez said that if law enforcement "proceeded any further not knowing where the suspect was at, they could've been shot, they could've been killed, and that gunman would have had an opportunity to kill other people inside that school". The student in classroom 112 calls 9-1-1 a third time, reporting multiple people dead in the classroom. [197], In the wake of the shooting, Donna Independent School District, which serves Donna, Texas, an area approximately 234 miles from Uvalde, received a "credible threat of violence". [69][71] According to a surviving student, Ramos played "sad music" during the massacre. [124] He was frequently bullied at school due to his stutter, short haircut, and limited wardrobe, because his family was unable to afford more. [18] The state of Texas had given UCISD a $69,141 grant to improve security measures as part of a $100 million statewide allocation made after the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, in which ten people were slain. Ramos crashes his grandmother's truck into a ditch near the school and exits the vehicle, armed, leaving one rifle by the truck. [98], In The Texas Tribune interview, Arredondo said that he did not consider himself as the incident commander for law enforcement; instead, his role was a frontline responder, with him assuming someone else was in command. Reyes pretended to be unconscious on the floor, but Ramos then shot him again. Of the dead are 19 students and two adults. [190] A San Antonio Express-News journalist was told by district officials that the headquarters are private property. He proceeds to fire over 100 rounds in four minutes within classrooms 111 and 112. Four shots are heard from surveillance footage. UVALDE, Texas . [161], On November 28, 2022, the family of victim Eliahna Torres, including her mother, Sandra, filed a lawsuit alongside Everytown for Gun Safety against gun manufacturer Daniel Defense and gun store Oasis Outback, as well as two dozen additional people and entities. Richard Winton , Paloma Esquivel , Laura J. Nelson April 10, 2017 10:58 AM PT A teacher and an 8-year-old boy were shot and killed Monday morning at a San Bernardino elementary school when. After murdering his mother at their home, Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School before taking his own life. [200] Before tactical units arrived, police officers inside the school, who numbered at least 19, made "no effort" to breach the room where Ramos was located, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). [183][184], Catholic Extension, a grant-giving nonprofit that finances impoverished parishes, announced it has endowed 30 full scholarships for students wounded in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting to attend Sacred Heart Catholic School, a private school in Uvalde. [190], On June 3, UCISD's board held a meeting and decided not to take any disciplinary action against Arredondo at the time. [311] The bill notably excludes an assault weapons ban but includes other measures, such as banning those under 21 from purchasing semi-automatic rifles and the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of high-capacity magazines, requiring bump stocks to be registered under the National Firearms Act and banning them for civilian use. 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[214] Later on May 25, McCraw said that a school police officer "engaged" Ramos without firing any shots. Some members of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit arrive at the school with tactical shields. Ramos remained in the school for more than an hour before members of the United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) fatally shot him after bypassing numerous local and state officers who had been in the school's hallways for over an hour.[10]. [53][54][55] The girl replied, "cool". He stated he later received another 20-30 keys which also did not work, and that eventually, other officers called his cellphone to inform him they had obtained a suitable key. A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that has killed 19 children and two adults marks the 27th school shooting this year. [188] McLaughlin commented that there is "nothing in the City Charter, Election Code, or Texas Constitution that prohibits [Arredondo] from taking the oath of office", and that he was "not aware of any investigation" of Arredondo. The portraits of children and teachers by Gianluca Costantini. Henry said that the initial lawsuit would allow them to discover evidence and potentially add other parties to the lawsuit, with the discovery process focused on the school system, law enforcement, social media, and the gun and ammunition manufacturers. [111] When Pargas was interviewed again in mid-June and asked about 911 calls made from inside the classroom, Pargas said he cannot remember, and does not mention that he had called his department's dispatchers, who told him about 911 calls from children inside the classroom.
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