14 children, 1 teacher killed in shooting at Texas elementary school, governor confirms

UVALDE, Texas – Fourteen kids and one teacher have been killed Tuesday in a shooting at an elementary college in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed.

The shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a Texas metropolis about 85 miles west of San Antonio.

Officials mentioned the suspected shooter — an 18-year-old Uvalde resident — was killed after 1 p.m. Tuesday (May 24). It is believed that he was killed by police at the scene.

“It’s believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun,” Abbott mentioned. “He shot and killed — horrifically, incomprehensively — 14 students and killed a teacher.”

Robb Elementary School has an enrollment of slightly below 600 college students. It’s a part of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.

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