All the victims of the Texas elementary school shooting were in a classroom, according to a state public safety official.
The official said the gunman barricaded himself inside a classroom, “shooting anyone who got in his way”.
Police and others responding to Tuesday’s attack broke windows at the school in an attempt to allow students and teachers inside to escape, said Lt Col. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety. with NBC’s Today.
Olivarez told CNN that all of the victims were in fourth grade (9-10 years old) at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 80 miles (130 km) west of San Antonio.
Salvador Ramos, 18, entered the school after talking to authorities and had previously shot his grandmother.
Olivarez told Fox News many of the children in the class survived the shooting with injuries.
“We know that many children have survived, been injured. I don’t have the exact number at
this time,” he said.
A total of 21 people were killed, including two teachers and 19 children. Some The victim of the shooting has been named.
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He was eventually shot dead after committing the deadliest school massacre in America since the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012, where 27 people were killed.
The gunman – identified by officials as Salvador Ramos, who lived in the community – was killed by law enforcement responding to a 911 call.
President Joe Biden expressed anger at “another massacre” and said that it was time to “take action” when he addressed the nation.
