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Robb Elementary School shooting | |
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Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
Location | Uvalde, Texas, U.S. |
Date | May 24, 2022UTC−05:00) | (
Target | Students and staff at Robb Elementary School |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting |
Deaths | 15 |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrator | In custody |
On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. At least fifteen people were killed[1] and 15 people injured, 13 of them children.[2][3]
Background
According to a Facebook post by the school, it was placed on lockdown at 11:43 a.m CDT in response to gunshots in the neighborhood.[4][better source needed]
Police said that the suspect had been arrested by 1:00 PM.[1] However, later reports indicate the 18 year old high school student suspected to be the shooter was also dead.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "At least 2 dead, suspect in custody after shooter reported at Texas school - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ a b "At least 2 children dead in 'active shooter' incident at Texas elementary school". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ CNN, Jennifer Henderson, Jamiel Lynch and Eric Levenson. "At least two are dead and others injured after a shooting at a Texas elementary school, hospital officials say". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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