HOT: 14 elementary school students were shot dead at school by an 18-year-old gunman

Worried parents gather when they hear the news of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas on May 24 – Photo: REUTERS

The suspect, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, also died at the scene, believed to have been knocked down by responders, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said.

“He shot 14 students and killed one teacher in a horrible and incomprehensible way,” Abbott said at a news conference.

The shooting happened at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, located between San Antonio and the Mexican border. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin described the shooting as “a very bad situation” and said his office was trying to contact parents before releasing relevant information.

According to Radio ABC NewsThis is the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. The incident comes about four years after a gunman shot dead 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area.

The shooting comes less than a week after a gun attack left 10 people dead in a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York.

US police present at the scene of the shooting massacre at Robb Elementary School on May 24 – Photo: REUTERS

Police were densely present around Robb’s school on the afternoon of May 24 (local time) after the shooting. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said US President Joe Biden was informed about this shooting, as Air Force One was returning to the US after a long Asia tour. 5 days.

Mr. Biden is scheduled to speak at the White House on the evening of May 24 (local time).

Students from Robb Elementary School are taken to health care after the shooting – Photo: REUTERS

Police on duty near Robb Elementary School in Texas after the shooting on May 24 – Photo: AP