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Texas shooting: Two people killed in attack at primary school | |
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Two people have died in a shooting at a primary school in Texas, and 13 young pupils have been taken to hospital. | Two people have died in a shooting at a primary school in Texas, and 13 young pupils have been taken to hospital. |
Uvalde city school district said an attacker opened fire on the campus of Robb Elementary School. One teacher was shot, an official told CBS. | Uvalde city school district said an attacker opened fire on the campus of Robb Elementary School. One teacher was shot, an official told CBS. |
The public has been asked to stay away as police investigate the crime scene. The shooter is in custody, police say. | The public has been asked to stay away as police investigate the crime scene. The shooter is in custody, police say. |
Shootings at primary schools, where pupils range in age from five to 11, are still relatively rare. | Shootings at primary schools, where pupils range in age from five to 11, are still relatively rare. |
The attack on Tuesday comes amid a national rise in gun violence. | The attack on Tuesday comes amid a national rise in gun violence. |
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District - around 85 miles (135km) west of the city of San Antonio - told the BBC that students had been evacuated from the school amid a shooting. The suspect was cornered after authorities arrived, and police later tweeted that the suspect was in custody. | The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District - around 85 miles (135km) west of the city of San Antonio - told the BBC that students had been evacuated from the school amid a shooting. The suspect was cornered after authorities arrived, and police later tweeted that the suspect was in custody. |
Neither the local police nor school district confirmed the report by CBS, the BBC's partner in the US, that a teacher was among those shot, but local hospitals disclosed that students from the school were being treated by their emergency services. | Neither the local police nor school district confirmed the report by CBS, the BBC's partner in the US, that a teacher was among those shot, but local hospitals disclosed that students from the school were being treated by their emergency services. |
A 66-year-old woman was being treated at a hospital in San Antonio, and was in a critical condition, hospital officials said earlier. | A 66-year-old woman was being treated at a hospital in San Antonio, and was in a critical condition, hospital officials said earlier. |
The Uvalde Memorial Hospital posted on Facebook that 13 children were taken to hospital "via ambulances or buses". | |
Two "individuals" were dead when they arrived at hospital, the Facebook post said, adding that two children were later transferred to a hospital in St Antonio, and another child was pending transfer. | |
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told ABC News in a text message "this is a very bad situation". Officials are expected to hold a news conference later on Tuesday. | |
The FBI is aiding in the investigation, according to CBS. | |
The last day of classes for students in the school district was scheduled for Thursday. Seniors at the local high school in Uvalde, a community of about 16,000 residents, are due to graduate on Friday. | |
School shootings have become recurring emergencies in the US, with 26 recorded last year, according to EdWeek, an education trade publication. | School shootings have become recurring emergencies in the US, with 26 recorded last year, according to EdWeek, an education trade publication. |
Active shooter lockdown drills are a common part of the school curriculum, from primary to high school. | Active shooter lockdown drills are a common part of the school curriculum, from primary to high school. |
The 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut shocked Americans. Twenty of the 26 victims in that attack, which was carried out by a 20-year-old, were between the ages of five and six. | The 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut shocked Americans. Twenty of the 26 victims in that attack, which was carried out by a 20-year-old, were between the ages of five and six. |
A 2020 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that about two-thirds of all school shootings happen at the high school level, and that shootings in elementary schools are most commonly accidental. | A 2020 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that about two-thirds of all school shootings happen at the high school level, and that shootings in elementary schools are most commonly accidental. |