A teen-armed man killed at least 19 children and two adults after invading the Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest battle of mass murder triggered by weapons in the United States and the worst school shooting in the country in almost a decade. Some people, including children, are injured. Some are in critical condition.
After confusing the initial account of the death toll, the state prosecutor’s office in an official statement made the calculation of life lost in 18 children and two adults, including the armed man. A spokesman for the Texas Public Security Department then told CNN that 19 school children and two adults were killed, not including shooters.
The school student body consists of children in the second, third and four grades, according to Pete Arredondo, the Head of Uvalde consolidates the Independent School District Police Department, which also spoke to reporters. Students at that level are likely to range from ages from 7 to 10.
Speaking from the White House a few hours later, a US president Joe Biden who seemed shaken urged the Americans to fight the lobby of US weapons that were strongly politically, which he blamed for blocking the enactment of the Safety of Fire Safety which .
Biden ordered a flag that was raised half the staff every day until the sunset on Saturday to satisfy the tragedy.The University Hospital in San Antonio said on Twitter that they had received four patients from the shooting at Uvalde, where a 66 -year -old woman and a 10 -year -old girl were registered in critical condition.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital said 15 students from Robb Elementary were treated in their emergency room, with two transferred to San Antonio for further treatment, while the third patient’s transfer was waiting. It is not clear whether all the students survived.A 45 -year -old victim who was grazed by bullets was also hospitalized in Uvalde Memorial, the hospital said.
The center of blood and the South Texas tissue issued a public appeal for blood donations. They have sent more than 15 blood units and run out. At present there is a lack of blood in a local hospital where the injured are being treated, reportedly PTI. The emergency blood donation promise was held on Wednesday.
About the suspect
Greg Greg Abbott said that the suspect, who was identified as Salvador Ramos, appeared to be killed by police officers, and that two officers were beaten by shots, even though the governor said their injuries were not serious. The 18 -year -old player has also shot his own grandmother before escaping from the scene, then crashed into his vacation car and launched a bloody tantrum at Robb Elementary School in the City of Uvalde, Texas, about 130 km west of San Antonio.The motive is not clear immediately. The authorities said the armed man acted alone. (Read the account about how the attack occurred.)
Family Teacher Searn Killed in the Massacre
Eva Mireles on Tuesday went to a job that he seemed to love, teaching fourth grade in the small town of Uvalde in Texas, but he never returned, killed together with 19 students and other teachers.
A teacher who is trained in bilingual and special education, Mireles works at Robb Elementary School and teaches fourth grade children, generally 9 or 10 years old, his cousin Cristina Arizmendi Mireles said on Facebook.
In a short biography posted on the school district website, Mireles has written that she has a “supportive, fun, and loving family” consisting of her husband, Putri Bachelor of Higher Education, and “three furry friends.” “I like running, hiking, and now you might see me riding a bicycle !!” Mireles wrote on the website.Her husband, Ruben Ruiz, was a police officer in the school district police, an agent who investigated the massacre.
Details of the deceased
Names -the name of the deceased and other details have not been released. In addition to the confirmed death, a number of people have been injured. No number of injuries released.Pesan yang mengganggu di situs web sekolah berbunyi: “Orang tua sekolah dasar Robb, tolong jangan menjemput siswa saat ini. Siswa perlu diperhitungkan sebelum mereka dirilis ke perawatan Anda. Anda akan diberitahu untuk menjemput siswa setelah semua diperhitungkan. ” Para pejabat mengatakan pusat sipil kota itu digunakan sebagai pusat reunifikasi di mana kerabat korban dapat mendapatkan informasi dari negara dan mengoordinasikan fungsi -fungsi lain.
Sekolah yang hanya 600
Sekolah Dasar Robb di Texas, yang sekarang berada di bawah sorotan internasional, dilaporkan memiliki pendaftaran hanya di bawah 600 siswa, hampir 90% dari mereka Hispanik. Terletak di kota Uvalde yang sangat Latin, sekolah ini melayani komunitas siswa yang erat di kelas kedua, ketiga dan empat-yaitu, anak-anak berusia sekitar tujuh hingga sepuluh tahun.
Ini adalah minggu terakhir kelas kelas sebelum liburan musim panas. Laporan Reuters mengatakan bahwa para siswa telah mengunjungi kebun binatang dan berpartisipasi dalam showcase yang berbakat dan berbakat, posting terbaru di halaman Facebook sekolah menunjukkan. Selasa adalah hari penghargaan, menurut kalender, dan murid diundang untuk mengenakan pakaian yang bagus dan sepatu yang menyenangkan sebagai bagian dari tema “footloose dan mewah”.
Distrik sekolah mengatakan sekolah dasar, di mana pernyataan misi siswa “hidup. Learn. Love. Memimpin, ”akan tetap ditutup untuk hari -hari terakhir tahun ajaran.Di Uvalde, semua sekolah terkunci begitu tembakan terdengar.Halaman Facebook sekolah mencerminkan kengerianBeberapa jam setelah penembakan, polisi menutup sekolah dengan pita kuning. Kapal penjelajah polisi dan kendaraan darurat tersebar di sekeliling tempat sekolah. Personel berseragam berdiri dalam kelompok kecil, beberapa di kamuflase membawa senjata semi-otomatis.
Kengerian hari itu tercermin di halaman Facebook Robb Elementary School. Awal pekan ini, posnya menunjukkan kegiatan siswa yang biasa. Tetapi pada hari Selasa, sebuah catatan telah diposting pada pukul 11.43 pagi (sekitar jam 10 malam): “Ketahuilah saat ini Robb Elementary berada di bawah status penguncian karena tembakan di daerah tersebut. Para siswa dan staf aman di gedung. “
Posting kedua lebih eksplisit: “Ada penembak aktif di Robb Elementary. Penegakan hukum ada di lokasi. ” Administrator meminta orang tua untuk menjauh. Dan akhirnya, sebuah catatan diposting memberi tahu orang tua bahwa mereka dapat bertemu anak -anak mereka di pusat kota kecil.
Masalah senjata Amerika
Rampage adalah yang terbaru dari serangkaian penembakan di sekolah massal yang secara berkala menyatukan kembali perdebatan sengit antara para pendukung kontrol senjata yang lebih ketat dan mereka yang menentang undang -undang apa pun yang dapat membahayakan hak konstitusional Amerika AS untuk memanggul senjata.
Penembakan Selasa di Texas adalah yang paling mematikan di sekolah AS sejak seorang pria bersenjata menewaskan 26 orang, termasuk 20 anak, di Sandy Hook Elementary School di Connecticut pada Desember 2012. Pada 2018, seorang mantan siswa di Sekolah Menengah Marjory Stoneman Douglas di Parkland, Florida, membunuh 17 siswa dan pendidik. (Inilah beberapa penembakan sekolah paling mematikan di AS)
Politisi bereaksi
Biden, berbicara kepada negara setelah tragedi itu, memohon tindakan untuk mengatasi kekerasan senjata setelah bertahun -tahun gagal dan menyalahkan produsen senjata api dan pendukungnya untuk memblokir undang -undang di Washington.Seruan Biden untuk tindakan senjata dicemooh di acara kampanye di Georgia yang diselenggarakan oleh Herschel Walker, yang memenangkan nominasi Republik untuk Senat AS.
Sementara itu, Wakil Presiden Kamala Harris mengatakan sebelumnya bahwa orang -orang biasanya menyatakan pada saat -saat seperti ini, “Hati kita hancur – tetapi hati kita terus hancur … dan hati kita yang hancur tidak ada artinya dibandingkan dengan hati keluarga -keluarga itu.””Kita harus memiliki keberanian untuk mengambil tindakan … untuk memastikan sesuatu seperti ini tidak pernah terjadi lagi,” katanya.
Panggilan menggemakan Biden, mantan Presiden Barack Obama, yang telah menyebut hari itu Sandy Hook menembak yang paling gelap dari pemerintahannya, mengatakan, “Sudah lama berlalu untuk bertindak, segala jenis tindakan.”
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