{"id":1494401,"date":"2022-05-27T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494401"},"modified":"2022-05-27T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T14:30:34","slug":"uvalde-is-the-second-deadliest-school-shooting-on-record-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uvalde-is-the-second-deadliest-school-shooting-on-record-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Uvalde Is The Second-Deadliest School Shooting On Record. Here\u2019s What We Know."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fuvalde-is-the-second-deadliest-school-shooting-on-record-heres-what-we-know%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=1494401&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--><p>A lone gunman carried out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/05\/24\/us\/texas-school-shooting-deaths.html\">second-deadliest<\/a> mass shooting at an elementary, middle, or high school on Tuesday, targeting an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killing 21 people.<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen of the victims were children. Another 17 people were wounded, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman, who will not be named per Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/why-daily-wire-will-no-longer-publish-names-or-ben-shapiro\">policy<\/a>, has been identified by authorities as an 18-year-old high school dropout who lived with his grandmother in Uvalde at the time. The gunman worked at a nearby fast food restaurant, and he mostly kept to himself, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/25\/us\/uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting-what-we-know\/index.html\">according<\/a> to people who knew him.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter was not known to police and did not have a criminal background, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/25\/us\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-salvador-ramos\/index.html\">according<\/a> to authorities. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youre-a-sick-son-of-a-b-beto-orourke-crashes-greg-abbott-press-conference-on-uvalde-shooting\">said<\/a> during a press conference on Wednesday that the shooter may have had a juvenile record, though he did not say for sure or give any additional details.<\/p>\n<p>One high school classmate of the shooter who said the two of them were somewhat \u201cclose\u201d said the gunman was a loner who was frequently bullied. The two saw each other much less once the gunman stopped attending school. The shooter contacted his classmate again three days before carrying out the attack on Uvalde\u2019s Robb Elementary School, texting a photo of an AR-15 and a backpack full of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Bro, why do you have this?\u2019 and he was like, \u2018Don\u2019t worry about it,\u2019\u201d the classmate told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/25\/us\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-salvador-ramos\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>. \u201cHe proceeded to text me, \u2018I look very different now. You wouldn\u2019t recognize me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to the shooting, there were signs that the gunman was planning something, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/timeline-shooting-texas-elementary-school-unfolded\/story?id=84966910\">said<\/a> one 15-year-old girl who lives in Germany and met the shooter on May 9 over a social media app. The shooter last messaged her the day of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter turned 18 on May 16, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In the eight days between his birthday and the attack on Robb Elementary on May 24, the shooter purchased two semi-automatic rifles and 375 rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>The day of the attack, the shooter sent several messages to the girl in Germany starting just after 11 a.m. The shooter appeared annoyed about something having to do with his grandmother and his cellphone. \u201cIma do something to her rn,\u201d he messaged the girl, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/05\/25\/us\/shooting-robb-elementary-uvalde\">The New York Times<\/a>. The shooter messaged again at 11:21 a.m.: \u201cI just shot my grandma in her head.\u201d He quickly followed up, saying, \u201cIma go shoot up a elementary school rn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timeline Of The Shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since Tuesday, numerous conflicting reports have detailed the shooter\u2019s actions, the police response, and the chaos of the day. Some of those reports have come from authorities themselves, such as the claim that the shooter was initially confronted by an on-site officer before entering the school. A Texas Department of Public Safety representative said Thursday that no officer was on site to meet the gunman, and the gunman walked into the school unimpeded.<\/p>\n<p>Confusion about the response and questions over law enforcement\u2019s action have led some to <a href=\"https:\/\/castro.house.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Letter%20from%20Congressman%20Castro%2005.26.22.pdf\">call<\/a> for a federal investigation into the response to the Robb Elementary massacre. Still, some facts have emerged in the days following the shooting to put together an incomplete timeline of events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11-11:28 a.m.<\/strong> \u2013 The gunman\u2019s first shots came sometime after 11 a.m. He shot his grandmother in the face before reportedly running outside of the house and driving away in her truck. The wounded grandmother was able to exit the house and walk to a neighbor\u2019s and contact authorities. She is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/special-reports\/uvalde-school-shooting\/grandmother-uvalde-shooter-recovering-san-antonio-area-hospital\/273-7d344fa2-5d22-427e-9969-30c2637ba35d\">recovering<\/a> in a San Antonio-area hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert Gallegos, 82, the grandmother\u2019s neighbor, said he saw the gunman run out of the house and get into the truck. \u201cHe spun out, I mean fast,\u201d Gallegos <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uvalde-school-shooting-politics-texas-shootings-56a4d01fb1cda19947db89fcb6bd85fd\">said<\/a>. He next saw the gunman\u2019s grandmother emerge from the house covered in blood. \u201cShe says, \u2018Berto, this is what he did. He shot me,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:28 a.m.<\/strong> \u2013 The gunman then drove to nearby Robb Elementary and crashed the truck in a drainage ditch. He exited the vehicle from the passenger side door with a rifle and a backpack full of ammunition, Texas Department of Public Safety regional director Victor Escalon said in a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/dgrixjVvLc\/\">press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman saw two witnesses at a funeral home across the street and fired at them, Escalon said. Neither was hit. The gunman, armed with a rifle and carrying a backpack full of ammo, hopped a fence and approached the elementary school. He was firing at it from the outside, Escalon said. The gunman entered the school from an apparently unlocked door on the building\u2019s west side 12 minutes after crashing the truck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:40 a.m.<\/strong> \u2013 The gunman enters Robb Elementary and discharges \u201cnumerous rounds\u201d almost immediately. Although Escalon could not give an exact number, he said it was at least 25 shots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:43 a.m.<\/strong> \u2013 Robb Elementary School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lone gunman carried out the second-deadliest mass shooting at an elementary, middle, or high school on Tuesday, targeting an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killing 21 people. Nineteen of the victims were children. Another 17 people were wounded, according to authorities. 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