Wednesday 25 May 2022 09:16 PM Texas school shooting: How massacre at Robb Elementary unfolded trends now

Wednesday 25 May 2022 09:16 PM Texas school shooting: How massacre at Robb Elementary unfolded trends now
Wednesday 25 May 2022 09:16 PM Texas school shooting: How massacre at Robb Elementary unfolded trends now

Wednesday 25 May 2022 09:16 PM Texas school shooting: How massacre at Robb Elementary unfolded trends now

New details are emerging in the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 people dead, including 19 elementary students. 

Salvador Ramos, 18, on Tuesday committed the deadliest US school massacre since the Sandy Hook shooting nearly a decade ago, going on a rampage at Robb Elementary before being shot dead by police.

Officials say that the two AR-15-style rifles recovered from the shooting scene were purchased by Ramos earlier this month, just days after his 18th birthday.

Ramos purchased one of the rifles on May 17, and the following day he bought 375 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition. Ramos purchased other rifle on May 20, and posted pictures of the guns on Instagram.

Tuesday's violence began when Ramos shot and critically wounded his grandmother at her home in Uvalde, where he had reportedly been living for several months after domestic problems in his mother's home across town.

Savador Ramos first shot his grandmother at her house, before driving half a mile to Robb Elementary and crashing a truck outside the school. He stormed the building and killed 21 before he was shot dead

Savador Ramos first shot his grandmother at her house, before driving half a mile to Robb Elementary and crashing a truck outside the school. He stormed the building and killed 21 before he was shot dead

Salvador Ramos legally purchased two AR-15 style rifles including the one he used in yesterday's attack after his 18th birthday last week. The gunman also bought more than 300 rounds of ammunition

Salvador Ramos legally purchased two AR-15 style rifles including the one he used in yesterday's attack after his 18th birthday last week. The gunman also bought more than 300 rounds of ammunition

Salvador Ramos legally purchased two AR-15 style rifles (right) including the one he used in yesterday's attack after his 18th birthday last week. The gunman also bought more than 300 rounds of ammunition 

Tuesday's violence began when Ramos shot and critically wounded his grandmother at her home (above) in Uvalde. The grandmother survived and Ramos then drove the short distance to Robb Elementary and opened fire

Tuesday's violence began when Ramos shot and critically wounded his grandmother at her home (above) in Uvalde. The grandmother survived and Ramos then drove the short distance to Robb Elementary and opened fire

The grandmother was airlifted to a hospital and was still clinging to life on Wednesday.

After shooting his grandmother, Ramos drove in a black Ford F-150 pickup truck the short distance to Robb Elementary, just half a mile away.

Veering wildly off the road, Ramos crashed the truck into a culvert behind the elementary school, according to officials and photos from the scene.

At 11.32am, the first 911 call came in reporting the vehicle crash, and saying a man with a gun was exiting the truck.

Ramos, wearing body armor, apparently left one of the rifles in the truck, and carried the other with him towards the school, along with a backpack full of ammunition.

Investigators say that Ramos dropped the backpack near an entrance to the school, and that it contained seven 30-round magazines. It's unclear whether the magazines held live ammunition.

Police told news station "KENS 5 that Ramos exchanged gunfire with police as he stormed into the school, but ultimately cops were unable to prevent him from gaining entry. 

Veering wildly off the road, Ramos crashed a Ford F-150 pickup truck into a culvert behind the elementary school

Veering wildly off the road, Ramos crashed a Ford F-150 pickup truck into a culvert behind the elementary school

Ramos crashed his truck into a ditch before entering the school. Cops found one of his AR-15 guns inside the vehicle, and he had also dumped a bag (circled) nearby. At the entrance of the school, they found his backpack which contained ammunition

Ramos crashed his truck into a ditch before entering the school. Cops found one of his AR-15 guns inside the vehicle, and he had also dumped a bag (circled) nearby. At the entrance of the school, they found his backpack which contained ammunition 

One video at the scene appears to show Ramos approach the school while what sounds like gunfire is going off in the background. Police exchanged gunfire with Ramos but were unable to stop him from storming the school

One video at the scene appears to show Ramos approach the school while what sounds like gunfire is going off in the background. Police exchanged gunfire with Ramos but were unable to stop him from storming the school

'The suspect made entry into the school and as soon as he made entry into the school he started shooting children, teachers, whoever's in his way,' Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez told the station. 

'He was shooting everybody,' the state official said.

Olivarez told CNN that the shooter barricade himself inside of a single classroom, and that it is inside that classroom where most or all of the 19 children and two teachers were killed. 

The children killed were believed to be third and fourth grade students. Robb Elementary serves grades two through four, officials said.

Police and state troopers arrived in time to hear gunshots inside a classroom where the man barricaded himself and began shooting children and teachers. 

Olivarez said some of the officers were shot by the gunman, so others began breaking windows around the school trying to evacuate children and teachers. 

Meanwhile, a nearby Customs and Border Protection tactical unit responded to provide backup.

In this aerial view, law enforcement works on scene at Robb Elementary School where at least 21 people were killed yesterday

In this aerial view, law enforcement works on scene at Robb Elementary School where at least 21 people were killed yesterday

The agent who ended Tuesday's school massacre by shooting and killing the Robb Elementary school gunman is reported to be part of an 'elite' CBP tactical unit. Law enforcement personnel are pictured at the scene of the shooting

The agent who ended Tuesday's school massacre by shooting and killing the Robb Elementary school gunman is reported to be part of an 'elite' CBP tactical unit. Law enforcement personnel are pictured at the scene of the shooting

Olivarez said 'tactical law enforcement' forced their way into the classroom, where 'they were met with gunfire as well but they were able to shoot and kill that suspect.' 

The unnamed agent who shot and killed Ramos is believed to be from the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), which has specialized agents dispersed throughout the United States. 

The BORTAC agent, whose identity has not yet been revealed, rushed into the school without waiting for backup.

Ramos was

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