Gunman Kills at Least 14 Students, 1 Teacher at Texas Elementary School
2022-05-25
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1The governor of Texas said fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.
2The gunman was also dead.
3Governor Greg Abbott said the 18-year-old shooter opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
4The town is about 136 kilometers west of San Antonio.
5"He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher," said the governor.
6The gunman was a member of the community.
7He entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle, and opened fire, Abbott said.
8He said the shooter was likely killed by officers who answered the emergency at the school.
9And he added that the events were still being investigated.
10It was the deadliest shooting at an elementary school since the attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut in 2012.
11Twenty students and six adults were killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.
12Pete Arredondo is the chief of police at the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
13He told reporters that the Texas gunman acted alone.
14He did not immediately say how many people, in addition to the dead, were hurt. But Arredondo said there were "several injuries."
15Earlier, Uvalde Memorial Hospital said 13 children were taken there.
16Another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.
17Uvalde is home to about 16,000 people.
18The town is about 120 kilometers from the border with Mexico.
19Robb Elementary School, where the shooting happened, has about 600 students in the second, third and fourth grades.
20The school population is 90 percent Hispanic. It is in a working-class neighborhood of small homes.
21The last day of school would have been this coming Thursday.
22Many police surrounded the school Tuesday afternoon.
23Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were coming and going from the building.
24White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden heard about the school shooting on Air Force One and will continue to receive updates.
25Biden is returning from a five-day trip to Asia.
26Jean-Pierre said, "His prayers are with the families impacted by this awful event, and he will speak this evening when he arrives back at the White House."
27The shooting in Texas came less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at a food store in Buffalo, New York.
28The shooting killed 10 Black shoppers and workers in what officials have described as a hate crime.
29I'm Mario Ritter.
1The governor of Texas said fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday. The gunman was also dead. 2Governor Greg Abbott said the 18-year-old shooter opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The town is about 136 kilometers west of San Antonio. 3"He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher," said the governor. 4The gunman was a member of the community. He entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle, and opened fire, Abbott said. He said the shooter was likely killed by officers who answered the emergency at the school. And he added that the events were still being investigated. 5It was the deadliest shooting at an elementary school since the attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut in 2012. Twenty students and six adults were killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. 6Pete Arredondo is the chief of police at the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. He told reporters that the Texas gunman acted alone. He did not immediately say how many people, in addition to the dead, were hurt. But Arredondo said there were "several injuries." 7Earlier, Uvalde Memorial Hospital said 13 children were taken there. Another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition. 8Uvalde is home to about 16,000 people. The town is about 120 kilometers from the border with Mexico. Robb Elementary School, where the shooting happened, has about 600 students in the second, third and fourth grades. The school population is 90 percent Hispanic. It is in a working-class neighborhood of small homes. The last day of school would have been this coming Thursday. 9Many police surrounded the school Tuesday afternoon. Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were coming and going from the building. 10White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden heard about the school shooting on Air Force One and will continue to receive updates. Biden is returning from a five-day trip to Asia. Jean-Pierre said, "His prayers are with the families impacted by this awful event, and he will speak this evening when he arrives back at the White House." 11The shooting in Texas came less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at a food store in Buffalo, New York. The shooting killed 10 Black shoppers and workers in what officials have described as a hate crime. 12I'm Mario Ritter. 13Hai Do wrote this report for VOA Learning English based on wire reports. 14______________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16horrifically -adv. causing horror or shock 17incomprehensibly -adv. in a way that is impossible to understand 18awful -adj. extremely bad or unpleasant 19We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.