Among those killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the US state of Texas at least 18 students.
On Tuesday, May 24, in the United States, an armed 18-year-old man fired at an elementary school in the city of Uvalde, as a result of which 14 students and a teacher were immediately killed, about a dozen wounded were taken to the hospital. This day, which was the last day of the school year, was the last day for many children.
The American media reports the details of the shooting, for the victims of which President Joe Biden declared mourning.
The city of Uvalde, where the bloody tragedy broke out, is located 50 kilometers from the Mexican border, to which about 50 km. Approximately 90 percent of the school's students are of Hispanic descent, and nearly as many are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
According to the latest data, which was announced by Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez, referring to a briefing by the local police, the number of victims of the mass shooting at an elementary school has increased to 21. The victims of the killer were 18 children and 3 adults.
Gov. Greg Abbott said the gunman acted alone and was armed with what appears to be an automatic rifle and a pistol. He is identified as an 18-year-old high school student in the same city, Salvador Ramos. The shooter was killed during a shootout with police. Shooting back, Ramos mortally wounded two police officers.
The motives for this attack, which has become the bloodiest in many years, are still unknown.
In total, at least 38 cases occurred in the United States in 2022 shootings at schools, colleges and universities that resulted in at least 10 deaths and 51 injuries.
The last time such a large number of victims was in February 2018, when 17 people died at a high school in Parkland, Florida Human. About a decade ago, in December 2012, a gunman killed 26 people at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
The United States declared mourning for the victims of the shooting. The corresponding order was signed by President Joseph Biden. All state flags, in particular, over the White House, will be flown at half mast on this day.
Recall that ten days before this shooting in the American city of Buffalo, New York, an 18-year-old guy shot more than ten people in the supermarket. He broadcast his crime live on the Internet.
