An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children in their last week of school before the summer break. Two adults were also killed, with many more injured in Tuesday's massacre at Robb Elementary School.
It was the deadliest school shooting since a gunman killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago.Stay informed about New England news and weather. Get the NECN app for
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Texas shooting: onlookers urged police to storm school during gunman’s violent attack – latest updatesVictim’s father says ‘more could have been done’ after it emerges shooter was inside school for 40 minutes after he shot at security officer Police gave him an hour to finish off all the kids . Texas slaughter ‘Merica, “Let’s just reinforce schools so crazy people can keep buying more of our beloved guns! We don’t have a gun problem, we have a ‘schools are not fortresses but need to be’ problem!” 🙄 I'm taking it border patrol didn't arrive til later. What abt local L.E.? When did they arrive on scene? 40 minutes turned into many lifetimes. Can't comprehend active shooter on a rampage for 40 minutes and no L.E. showing up right away to enter the bldg?
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Texas Official Admits 'Wrong Decision' by Police Not to Confront Gunman Sooner“Obviously, based on the information we have, there were children in that classroom that were still at risk,” McCraw said. “From the benefit of hind sight, where I’m sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision. Period.”
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Husband of teacher killed in Texas shooting ‘dies due to grief’ - follow liveFury as police admit waiting an hour for backup 🔴 Follow the latest updates ➡️ Incredibly sad and tragic 🥹 Incompetent republicans They insisted that good guys with guns stop bad guys with guns.
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Texas gunman sent Facebook messages he was ‘going to shoot an elementary school’Suspect killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School after shooting grandmother I want to cry
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Texas gunman posted his plans on Facebook before attack, governor saysGreg Abbott said the attacker’s last post, about 15min before the shooting, said: “I’m going to shoot an elementary school.” But Facebook says they were private messages.. so Abbott is lying again Please revise your headline 'Posted to Facebook' implies these were public postings, which they were not. No he didn't says FB.
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'Absolutely horrendous' Piers Morgan slams 'horrific' Texas shooting as 19 children deadPIERS MORGAN has reacted to the 'horrific' shooting at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, calling for America to 'do something to stop' similar incidents of gun violence in the future. Piers is right - tough new Laws need to be introduced in the USA to stop more horrific mass shootings and shootings in general. The gun Laws in America make it far too easy to obtain guns. Ban all semi-automatic weapons and raise the minimum age to legally own a gun is a start.
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