Robb Elementary School shooting

Robb Elementary School shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States
Location of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX
Location	Robb Elementary School, 715 Old Carrizo Road Uvalde, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates	29°11′58″N 99°47′18″W / 29.19944°N 99.78833°W / 29.19944; -99.78833
Date	May 24, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-05-24) (UTC−05:00)
Attack type	School shooting, mass shooting, pedicide
Weapons	Daniel Defense DDM4 V7
Deaths	22 (including perpetrator)[1]
Injured	18
Perpetrator	Salvador Ramos

On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, when 18-year old Salvador Ramos shot and killed 21 people and injured 18 others.^[1][2][3][4] Of the people fatally shot, 19 were students and two were teachers.^[4][5] Earlier that day, Ramos reportedly shot and critically wounded his grandmother.^[6]

The attack was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history,^[7] the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. elementary school since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, the deadliest U.S. school shooting since the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018,^[8] and the 9th deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.^[9]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ibañez, Rebecca; Salinas, David (May 24, 2022). "15 killed in shooting at Uvalde elementary school; gunman dead, Gov. Abbott says". KSAT. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
2. ↑ "At least 2 dead, suspect in custody after shooter reported at Texas school - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
3. ↑ "At least 2 children dead in 'active shooter' incident at Texas elementary school". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Henderson, Jennifer; Lynch, Jamiel; Levenson, Eric. "At least two are dead and others injured after a shooting at a Texas elementary school, hospital officials say". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
5. ↑ "Texas shooting: 19 children among dead in primary school attack". BBC News. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
6. ↑ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea; Hughes, Trevor; Kenning, Chris (May 24, 2022). "14 students, 1 teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott says. The shooter is also dead, Abbott says". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2022. It is the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago, fueling a fresh round of grief and despair.
7. ↑ "14 students and teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, governor says". CBC News. The Associated Press. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
8. ↑ Levenson, Jennifer Henderson,Jamiel Lynch,Eric (May 24, 2022). "Shooting at a Texas elementary school leaves 14 students and a teacher dead, governor says". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
9. ↑ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea; Hughes, Trevor; Kenning, Chris (May 24, 2022). "14 students, 1 teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott says. The shooter is also dead, Abbott says". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2022. It is the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago, fueling a fresh round of grief and despair.