Police Identify Alleged Texas Elementary School Mass Shooter As 18yo Salvador Raimondo Ramos

Authorities in #Uvalde, Texas say Salvador Raimondo Ramos, 18, is the gunman who killed his grandmother before murdering 14 young children at a school & a teacher. Two officers were also shot but survived. He was reportedly killed by responding police. https://t.co/5RAfTmRBJq pic.twitter.com/ji6wQfR1Qr

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) May 24, 2022

A woman on Instagram posted screenshots of what she says are private messages sent from the #Uvalde, Texas mass shooter (Salvador Raimondo Ramos) shortly before he went on a murdering spree. pic.twitter.com/Wi8p8eDXRJ

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) May 24, 2022

14 elementary school children &
1 teacher are dead

18 year old suspect killed
Shooting outside San Antonio #Texas shooting pic.twitter.com/oD9cr90uSG

— Susan Li (@SusanLiTV) May 24, 2022

Salvador Ramos was named as the 18-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 14 students and a teacher dead, according to the governor.

It’s the nation’s deadliest elementary shooting since the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook.

A Texas state Senator, Roland Gutierrez, said on CNN that 18 students and at least two adults are now dead, but authorities have not confirmed those numbers.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a news conference that “swift action” was taken by law enforcement at the scene of the mass shooting, but it was too late for many children. “The shooter is no longer alive,” Abbott said. “The shooter was Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old male who resided in Uvalde.”

The mass shooting occurred around noon on May 24, 2022.

An Instagram page with pictures of guns appears to belong to the shooter. Although it has not been publicly authenticated by authorities, it was removed shortly after the shootings. The page followed Uvalde High School students, and people who knew the gunman have posted about it on social media.

TX DPS now clarifying that this DOES include the deceased shooter. So 18 children dead, one adult dead at the school as victims. @FoxNews

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 24, 2022