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Deadly shooting at Texas elementary school
By
Amir Vera, Mike Hayes,
Aditi Sangal, Melissa Macaya and
Meg Wagner, CNN
Updated 8:12 p.m. ET, May 24, 2022
What we know so far
- At least 15 people — 14 students and one teacher —were killed after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
- The suspect is dead, officials said. Abbott said the suspect was an 18-year-old student at Uvalde High School.
- Uvalde is about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
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"We are heartbroken": Pro sports teams in Texas and beyond react to school shooting
From CNN's Jill Martin
Professional sports teams throughout Texas and beyond released statements reacting to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Read Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd's statement:
In his scheduled pregame session with reporters, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd read a statement on the school shooting:
“Before we start discussing basketball, tonight's game, I'd like to say that our hearts go out to the victims and family of the horrific events in Uvalde, Texas,” Kidd said while reading off a sheet of paper ahead of
Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in Dallas.
“We send our condolences to our fellow Texans and we'll keep them in our hearts. We truly will play with heavy hearts tonight for the community, for the school of Robb Elementary School. Tough.”
Later during the session when asked how the Mavericks are preparing for the Golden State Warriors, Kidd said: "Yeah, it's tough. You know, as coaches or fathers, we have kids. People in this room have kids. Elementary school. You just think about what could take place with any of your family or friends at a school."
Kidd confirmed tonight's game would not be canceled.
"But the news of what's happening, not just here in Texas but throughout our country, is sad," he said.
Read the Houston Texans statement:
Read the Dallas Cowboys statement:
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Uvalde school superintendent: "The school year's done."
Dr. Hal Harrell, superintendent of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School Distric (KSAT)
Dr. Hal Harrell, superintendent of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, said that Uvalde district will cancel the rest of its school year, which was supposed to
conclude in two days on Thursday.
"The school year's done. We will have no school tomorrow or Thursday. All activities are canceled throughout the district," Harrell said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Harrell said the district will provide "grief counseling and support at the civic center for our students" starting tomorrow at 10 a.m.
"This was a tragic, senseless event today and my heart is broke today, our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with all our families as we go through this day and days to come," the superintendent said.
19 min ago
Police are not looking for other suspects, Uvalde school official says
Police Chief Pete Arredondo of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District confirmed that the suspect in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is dead.
"Let me assure you, the intruder is deceased, and we are not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects in this case," he told reporters on Tuesday.
36 min ago
Meta takes down Instagram account possibly associated with gunman
From CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan
Meta, formerly Facebook, said it is in contact with law enforcement following Tuesday’s
mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.
A Meta spokesperson said it had removed an Instagram account circulating online that some had claimed belonged to the suspected gunman.
Meta did not confirm if the account is linked to the suspect.
49 min ago
Uvalde shooting suspect believed to have shot grandmother first before going to the school, sources tell CNN
From CNN's Evan Perez, Priscilla Alvarez and Shimon Prokupecz
The Texas school shooting suspect is believed to have shot his grandmother before going to the school, three law enforcement sources tell CNN.
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez told CNN the grandmother was airlifted to San Antonio and “is still holding on,” according to information he was given by the Texas Rangers.
“This young man shot his grandmother and fled that scene from that incident,” Gutierrez told CNN’s Erin Burnett.
Earlier, the Texas governor said, “it is being reported that the subject shot his grandmother right before he went to the school.”
