Fifteen people were killed – 14 children and a teacher – in the shooting which mourned a school in Texas on Tuesday, May 24, announced the governor of the state.
The suspect, an 18-year-old young man, killed 14 children and a teacher ” in an atrocious and insane way in the town of Uvalde, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news conference.
The alleged shooter also died in the tragedy that affected the town located about 130 kilometers west of San Antonio, he added. The motives of this attack, one of the worst in a school for years, were for the moment unknown.
Earlier, Uvalde Memorial Hospital had said on Facebook that they had taken care of ” 13 children “, specifying that two people” had died when they arrived, without specifying their age.
A 66-year-old woman is also in a ” critical state “, announced another hospital, University Health, located in San Antonio, which says it received “ two patients », an adult and a child.
The shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School, a town between San Antonio and the Mexican border. More than 500 children were studying at the facility during the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data.
Ted Cruz, Republican Senator from Texas, thanked the “ heroic law enforcement » and the emergency services for their intervention during this « gruesome shooting “.
with agencies