{"id":1491695,"date":"2022-05-25T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T17:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491695"},"modified":"2022-05-25T14:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:13:21","slug":"texas-school-shooter-was-known-to-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-school-shooter-was-known-to-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas School Shooter Was Known to Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-school-shooter-was-known-to-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491695&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Those that knew Robb Elementary School <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-biden-blames-gun-lobby-for-tragic-school-shooting-in-texas\/\">shooting<\/a> suspect <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-mass-shooting-at-texas-elementary-school-two-children-dead-multiple-injuries\/\">Salvador Ramos<\/a> are speaking out after the 18-year-old, who was known to police, shot and killed at least 19 children and two adults, saying that the teen was bullied and &#8220;slowly dropped out&#8221; of school.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">A former classmate of Ramos told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/texas-elementary-school-shooting-05-24-22\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> that he was somewhat &#8220;close&#8221; to Ramos, and the two would occasionally play Xbox together. It was reported that the shooter, while living with his mother, was visited by police due to conflicts between the two. &#8220;Ramos\u2019s mother used drugs, which contributed to the upheaval in the home,&#8221; the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/05\/25\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He would message me here and there, and four days ago he sent me a picture of the AR he was using \u2026 and a backpack full of 5.56 rounds, probably like seven mags,&#8221; the classmate, who asked to not be identified by name, said.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;I was like, &#8216;bro, why do you have this?&#8217; and he was like, &#8216;Don\u2019t worry about it,'&#8221; the classmate said.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He proceeded to text me, &#8216;I look very different now. You wouldn\u2019t recognize me,'&#8221; he added.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">The classmate said that Ramos was bullied by his classmates and others for the clothing he wore, for his lisp, and for his family\u2019s financial situation, eventually leading him to attend classes less and less.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9450133863372997\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450133863372997\" data-ad-slot=\"4375153263\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He would, like, not go to school &#8230; and he just, like, slowly dropped out,&#8221; the classmate said. &#8220;He barely came to school.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">One man who said he knew Ramos\u2019 grandmother told Newsy that &#8220;the suspect was angry that he did not graduate&#8221; and had gotten into an argument with the grandmother shortly before the shooting occurred.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporting from our own <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnMone<\/a> on the ground in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UvaldeTX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UvaldeTX<\/a> from an eyewitness who says he knew the shooter, the shooter&#8217;s grandmother and saw what happened in the moments before the shooter entered the school. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNaNDd4pDD\">pic.twitter.com\/DNaNDd4pDD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamal Andress (@JamalAndress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamalAndress\/status\/1529271039078834178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">The grandmother was reportedly screaming &#8220;he shot me, he shot me.&#8221; It was reported that he only recently began living with his grandparents when he and his mother stopped getting along.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Ramos then reportedly sped away, crashing near the school. It was shortly after this point that Ramos \u00a0reportedly entered the school and begun the shooting spree.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Santos Valdez Jr, who told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/05\/25\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman\/\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em> that he had known Ramos since early elementary school had had been friends, said the friendship began to dissolve once Ramos\u2019 behavior began to deteriorate.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">The two used to play video games together, and on one night, Ramos came to a park where the two frequently played basketball with cuts across the face.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Ramos initially said that a cat had scratched his face, but later reportedly admitted that he did it.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;Then he told me the truth, that he\u2019d cut up his face with knives over and over and over,&#8221; Valdez said. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;You\u2019re crazy, bro, why would you do that?'&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Valdez said that Ramos said he did it for fun.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">He noted that Ramos drove around with another friend at night on occasions and shot at random people with a BB gun, and egged people\u2019s vehicles.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Stephen Garcia, who according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/05\/25\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman\/\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em> had considered himself Ramos\u2019 best friend in eight grade, said &#8220;[Ramos] would get bullied hard, like bullied by a lot of people. Over social media, over gaming, over everything.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He was the nicest kid, the most shyest kid. He just needed to break out of his shell.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Garcia said that Ramos once posted a photo of himself wearing black eyeliner to social media, being met with a slew of comments &#8220;using a derogatory term for a gay person,&#8221; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/05\/25\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman\/\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em> reported.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Garcia said that once Ramos and his mother relocated to a different part of Texas for her job, &#8220;he just started being a different person,&#8221; Garcia said. &#8220;He kept getting worse and worse, and I don\u2019t even know.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Nadia Reyes, a high school classmate, said that Ramos posted an Instagram story around two months ago in which he screamed at his mother, who was attempting to kick him out.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He posted videos on his Instagram where the cops were there and he\u2019d call his mom a b*tch and say she wanted to kick him out,&#8221; Reyes said. &#8220;He\u2019d be screaming and talking to his mom really aggressively.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Reyes said that Ramos got into fist fights with his peers in middle school on at least five occasions, and noted that any friendships he had were relatively short lived.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Reyes said that Ramos had once commented on a friend\u2019s aspiration to join the Marines, saying that the friend only wanted to join the military to kill people. Reyes said that the other boy ended the friendship on the spot.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He would take things too far, say something that shouldn\u2019t be said, and then he would go into defense mode about it,&#8221; Reyes said.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Garcia said that he received a slew of text messages as the news on what happened in Uvalde unfolded.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;I couldn\u2019t even think, I couldn\u2019t even talk to anyone. I just walked out of class, really upset, you know, bawling my eyes out,&#8221; Garcia said. &#8220;Because I never expected him to hurt people.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;I think he needed mental help. And more closure with his family. And love.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Ramos\u2019 neighbor Ruben Flores, 41, said he had a &#8220;pretty rough life&#8221; with his mother and that he had tried to be a father figure to the teen.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Ramos\u2019 Wendy\u2019s co-workers told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/robb-elementary-school-gunman-salvador-ramos-bought-two-rifles-on-his-18th-birthday-texas-officials-say\">The Daily Beast<\/a><\/em> that the teen was &#8220;quiet&#8221; and had an &#8220;aggressive streak.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He would be very rude towards the girls sometimes, and one of the cooks, threatening them by asking, &#8216;Do you know who I am?&#8217; And he would also send inappropriate texts to the ladies,&#8221; said a former co-worker, who asked that her name not be disclosed.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;At the park, there\u2019d be videos of him trying to fight people with boxing gloves. He\u2019d take them around with him.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Leading up to the shooting, Ramos had reportedly tagged an LA-based woman in posts showing his guns, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10851937\/Texas-school-shooter-bullied-clothes-wore-family-poor.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> reported.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">When the woman asked what, he said: &#8220;I\u2019ll tell you before 11.&#8221; Ramos began shooting shortly before noon local time.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">He asked if the woman was going to repost his gun pictures , to which she asked, &#8220;what your guns gotta do with me.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;He&#8217;s a stranger I know nothing about him he decided to tag me in his gun post,&#8221; she wrote.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">&#8220;I\u2019m so sorry for the victims and their families I really don&#8217;t know what to say.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">She added: &#8220;The only reason I responded to him was because I was afraid of him I wish I stayed awake to at least try to convince him to not commit his crime. I didn&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Ramos had reportedly bought two rifles on his 18th birthday, which occurred just two days before the shooting.<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">In total, 19 children and two adults have been killed in the school. Ramos was shot and killed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/border-patrol-agent-shot-killed-texas-school-shooter\/\">Border Patrol agent<\/a>.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those that knew Robb Elementary School shooting suspect Salvador Ramos are speaking out after the 18-year-old, who was known to police, shot and killed at least 19 children and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":1491731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1491695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1491731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1491695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1491695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}