Highlights of Texas Elementary School Shooting

The suspect, identified by officials as Salvador Ramos, is now dead and is believed to have carried out the shooting alone. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the 18-year-old suspect had attended Uvalde High School.

It was the deadliest mass shooting at an elementary school since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut that left 26 people dead, including 20 children ages 6 to 7.

Here are the key updates on the case:

Suspect shot his grandmother before going to school

Ramos is said to have shot his grandmother before going to elementary school, according to CNN. The woman was hospitalized in critical condition, said Sergeant Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Suspect wearing armor, crashed car before attack

The suspect crashed his car into a ditch near the school, then broke into the school, Estrada told CNN. “Once inside the school, he walked into the classrooms and started shooting,” Estrada said.

The officer was hit by a bullet

At least one Border Patrol agent was hit by bullets, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. Department spokeswoman Marsha Espinosa said: “Border Patrol agents risked their own lives to get the suspect’s attention, saving the lives of the victims.”

The photo of the gun was posted on social media

A photo of two AR15-style rifles appeared on an Instagram account linked to the suspect just three days before the May 24 shooting.

The school year is over

Dr. Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Independent School District, said the remainder of the school year has been cancelled. “The district will provide counseling and psychological support to students on the morning of May 25,” he said.

President Biden urges Americans to ‘turn pain into action’

President Joe Biden called on the United States to turn this pain into action after the shooting on May 24. “In the name of God, the time has come for us to have the courage to put this pain into action,” he declared.

In 2022, there will be more shootings than days

Tuesday, May 24, is the 144th day of the year. Meanwhile, there have been at least 212 mass shootings in 2022, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

CNN and the GVA define a mass shooting as a shooting that leaves four or more people injured or dead, not including the perpetrator.