Fourteen students and one teacher are dead after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday afternoon.
The latest: Abbott said the suspect entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, with a handgun and may have had a rifle, though that has not been confirmed. The governor said the shooter, an 18-year-old male who was local to Uvalde, was dead.
- Robb Elementary School is located about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
- President Biden has been briefed on the shooting in Texas and will continue to receive updates, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
- "His prayers are with the families impacted by this awful event, and he will speak this evening when he arrives back at the White House," she added.
- Biden said in a proclamation issued Tuesday that U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims at the White House, public buildings and all military posts.
The suspect acted alone “during this heinous crime,” Uvalde chief of police Pete Arredondo also said during a press conference Tuesday. He confirmed there were several injuries and deaths in the shooting.
- "We had numerous law enforcement officers and agencies that assisted with the safety release for those students," Arredondo said. "We do want to keep all of their families in our prayers. I hope you do as well."
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has been briefed on the shooting, Marsha Espinosa, the assistant secretary of public affairs for DHS, tweeted Tuesday afternoon....
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