In pictures: Photos from the scene of the shooting
People react outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students were transported after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24.
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Updated 5:22 PM ET, Wed May 25, 2022
People react outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students were transported after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24.
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An 18-year-old man opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, killing 19 students and two teachers, officials said.
The shooting took place at Robb Elementary School. The gunman, who officials have identified as Salvador Ramos, is also dead, said Pete Arredondo, the school district’s police chief. Sgt. Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the gunman was killed by law enforcement.
Ramos is also believed to have shot his grandmother before going to the school, three law enforcement sources told CNN.
Uvalde County, which is about 85 miles west of San Antonio, had a population of about 25,000 as of the 2020 Census.
Tuesday’s massacre is the second-deadliest school shooting since 2012, when 26 children and adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Two Texas state troopers light a candle at Robb Elementary School on Wednesday, the day after the shooting.
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People attend Mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde on Wednesday.
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Texas gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke, bottom right, confronted Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials during a news conference Wednesday about the shooting. “The time to stop the next shooting is right now and you are doing nothing,” O’Rourke told Abbott. The two will face off in November’s election.
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Law enforcement vehicles are lined up outside the school on Wednesday.
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Members of City Church from San Antonio pray outside the civic center in Uvalde on Tuesday night.
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Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil that was held in Uvalde on Tuesday.
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Law enforcement officials work the scene after the shooting on Tuesday.
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People comfort each other outside the civic center in Uvalde.
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Law enforcement personnel run near the scene of the shooting. US Customs and Border Protection, which is the largest law enforcement agency in the area, assisted with the response.
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A Texas state trooper walks outside Robb Elementary School, where the shooting took place.
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A woman reacts outside of the civic center in Uvalde.
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A child gets on a school bus Tuesday under the watch of law enforcement. Robb Elementary teaches second through fourth grades and had 535 students in the 2020-21 school year, according to state data. About 90% of students are Hispanic and about 81% are economically disadvantaged, the data shows. Thursday was set to be the last day of school before the summer break.
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People react outside the civic center. This marks at least the 30th shooting at a K-12 school in 2022.
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Law enforcement officials and other first responders gather outside the school following Tuesday’s shooting.
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A woman cries and hugs a young girl while on the phone outside the civic center in Uvalde.
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Another child gets on a bus to leave the school.
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A woman cries as she leaves the civic center.
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Law enforcement officials stand outside the school following the shooting. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been assisting local police with the investigation.
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People sit on the curb outside of the school as state troopers guard the area.
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Police walk near the school following the shooting.
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A woman and a child leave the Uvalde civic center on Tuesday.
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Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/us/gallery/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-photos/index.html
