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Texas shooting: Fifteen killed in attack at US primary school | |
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Fifteen people have died in a shooting at a primary school in Texas, says Governor Greg Abbott. | |
The 18-year-old gunman killed 14 students and one teacher at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde. | |
The governor said the suspect was armed with a handgun and possibly a rifle in the attack. | |
Governor Abbott says the suspect is deceased, and it is believed that responding officers killed him. | |
The public were asked to stay away as police investigate the crime scene. | |
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. |
Governor Abbott identified the attacker as a local 18-year old, who he said "shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher". | |
"He himself is deceased, and it is believed that responding officers killed him," he added. | |
"It is believed that two responding officers were struck by rounds, but have no serious injuries." | |
The gunman may have also killed his grandmother at the beginning of the shooting rampage, according to local US media. He may have been a local high school student, according to CBS, the BBC's partner in the US. | |
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. Just under 500 pupils are enrolled in the school. | |
Students have been evacuated to a local community centre | |
Local hospitals disclosed that students from the school were being treated by emergency services. | |
A 66-year-old woman and a 10-year old girl are being treated at a hospital in San Antonio, and are both in a critical condition, University Health hospital officials said earlier. | |
The Uvalde Memorial Hospital posted on Facebook that 13 children had been taken to hospital "via ambulances or buses". | |
Two "individuals" were dead when they arrived at hospital, the Facebook post said earlier. | |
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told ABC News in a text message "this is a very bad situation". | |
The FBI is aiding in the investigation, according to CBS. | 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. | 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. |