A Gunman Killed At Least 19 Children And 2 Adults At A Texas

At least 19 children, students, and two adults have been killed in a school shooting in Texas

The attack occurred on Tuesday at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, around 80 miles west of San Antonio

The suspect was an 18-year-old male called Salvador Ramos, Texas Governor Greg Abbott says

He had a handgun and an AR-15 rifle, law enforcement sources say

The suspect is dead and was believed to be killed by law enforcement

The pupils were in second, third, and fourth grades - meaning aged between 7 and 10

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed by law enforcement.

10-year-old Xavier Lopez died in Tuesday's shooting

The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. Gov. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.

The assault at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino town of Uvalde was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade-school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012.

Hours after the attack, families were still awaiting word from their children.

Outside the town civic center, where families were told to gather, the silence was broken repeatedly by screams and wailing. “No! Please, no!” one man yelled as he embraced another man.

“My heart is broken today,” said Hal Harrell, the school district superintendent, announcing that all school activities were canceled for the time being. “We’re a small community, and we’re going to need your prayers to get through this.”

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