Law enforcement personnel walk outside Uvalde High School after shooting a was reported at Robb Elementary School. Pic/PTI
Gunshots rang out of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde town, Texas, 134 km from San Antonio, at about 11.30 am on May 24. Pic/AFP
Texas Governor Greg Abbott identified the killer as Salvador Ramos, 18-years-old, a resident of the area where the school was located. The shooter's motive remains unclear. Pic/AFP
Ramos was armed with a handgun and an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, law enforcement sources confirmed. The shooter also carried high-capacity ammunition magazines. Pic/AP/PTI
Names of the deceased and other details were yet to be released. According to the school website, its students are aged between 5 years and 11 years. Pic/AFP
US President Joe Biden asked Americans to stand up to the gun lobby and urged the members of Congress for immediate gun control legislation as he highlighted that the 'sensible gun laws' need to be passed in the wake of the Texas school shooting. Pic/AFP
In an emotional address following the school shooting incident in Texas, the US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the attack and called for "action and taking a stand". "Enough is enough. As a nation, we have to have the courage to take action and have the courage to take a stand," she said, calling the attack a 'heartbreaking tragedy'. Pic/AFP
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended his heartfelt condolences over the mass shooting. Pic/AFP
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