UNITED STATES. At least 14 children have been killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the town of Uvalde, in the State of Texas, in the United States. A teacher was also killed.
[Mis à jour le 24 mai 2022 à 23h32] A shooting at a primary school, Robb School in Uvalde, Texas, killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, we learned from AFP in the evening. 14 children were killed among the students and a teacher also succumbed to his injuries according to initial information. Initially, the local hospital in Uvalde claimed that two children had died from gunshot wounds in the shooting and that 13 school children were being treated in the hospital’s emergency department following this “attack “.
Two children have been transported to San Antonio and another is awaiting transfer, the hospital center added. San Antonio University Hospital said in a tweet that it received a child and an adult following the school shooting. The adult, a 66-year-old woman, is in critical condition, the hospital said.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the suspected shooter is dead. Videos taken by a bystander show dozens of armed officers at the scene, according to CNN. Uvalde is located about 90 km west of San Antonio.
What do we know about the shooting in the elementary school of Uvalde in Texas?
A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas broke out on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, according to the U.S. city’s police department. The shooting was reported at 12:17 p.m. local time. Texas Governor Greg Abbott called Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde a “horrifying tragedy”. “What happened in Uvalde is a horrific tragedy that cannot be tolerated in the state of Texas. Local law enforcement took quick action,” he told reporters.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection “responded immediately to the scene to provide support, including medical assistance,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said. “We are actively coordinating assistance with federal, state and local partners, to provide the department’s full support,” he added.
The main suspect is dead. He is an 18-year-old from Uvalde, the Texas governor said. “It is believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered Robb Primary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle as well, but this is not yet confirmed according to initial information. “, did he declare.
How many children and victims were killed?
At least 14 students and a teacher died in the shooting, but details are still unclear. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said 15 people were killed in the tragedy. Meanwhile, a local hospital said two people were killed and dozens more were injured.