A gunman took lives of 19 children at a Texas Elementary School on May 24,Tuesday, local time.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety officer, Lt. Chris Olivarez, the shooter came in wearing a body armor and started firing hundreds of rounds of bullets.
The gunman, killed 19 children and two adults, where one among the two adults was a teacher, injuring at least a dozen others.
The gunman, killed 19 children and two adults, where one among the two adults was a teacher, injuring at least a dozen others.
He was reported to be shot by the Texas officials, responding to several calls concerning an active shooter in Robb Elementary School, Uvalde.
Apart from the ones dead, other 14 students and a man in his 40s have been getting treatment in the hospital.
"This was a tragic and senseless event today, and my heart was broke today," the school superintendent, Hal Harrell expressed. The school is set to halt all their classes for this academic session.
The motive for such a heinous activity has not been revealed yet, but the 18-year old is confirmed to be the resident of the community.
President Joe Biden expressed his grief saying, “To lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away.” He also focused on reforming gun control policies in the US.