Sandy MaloneUlvalde, TX – Multiple people are dead – including at least two children – after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde on Tuesday afternoon.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that as many as 14 people had been killed by an “active shooter” at Robb Elementary School on May 24 but officials have not yet confirmed that number.
Preliminary reports indicated the incident began when a murder suspect who was running from the police ran into the elementary school located in the 700-block of Old Carrizo Road and started shooting.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital confirmed that two children have died.
The hospital said 13 students were being treated in the emergency room, two patients had been transferred to San Antonio for treatment, and a third patient was slated for transfer, ABC News reported.
A 45-year-old woman was also being treated for a gunshot wound.
University Health in San Antonio confirmed it was treating a 66-year-old woman in critical condition and a child whose condition has not yet been released, ABC News reported.
Multiple sources told ABC News that the shooter – an 18-year-old man – was taken into custody and has died.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin refused to confirm the casualty numbers and said his office was still trying to contact parents of students who were shot.
#BREAKING Multiple children were shot & killed at an Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Multiple LE sources tells me the shooter was a murder suspect, there was a bolo out for his truck— A pursuit ended near Robb Elementary—He ran into the school, started firing. Limited info. pic.twitter.com/AdVYsDoBem
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) May 24, 2022
There is an active shooter at Robb Elementary. Law enforcement is on site. Your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting the campus. As soon as more information is gathered it will be shared.
The rest of the district is under a Secure Status.
— Uvalde CISD (@Uvalde_CISD) May 24, 2022
Breaking news from @AP in the US – Two people are dead and more than a dozen children have been hospitalised after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
— Sam Wilkinson (@WilkoSam) May 24, 2022
Two are dead, over a dozen injured, after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas a spokesperson from Uvalde Memorial Hospital tells CNN. The hospital's received 13 children at their facility who were being treated for varying injuries. Suspect is in custody.
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) May 24, 2022
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