UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary…
Highlights
- An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 14 children, one teacher and injuring others.
- It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S.
- grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago.
- The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle, Abbott says.
- Officials have not revealed a motive for the shooting, but said the shooter was a resident of the community that’s about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio.
- President Joe Biden has been briefed on the school shooting on Air Force One as he returns from a trip to Asia.