UVALDE, Texas —
At least 18 children and 3 adults are dead following a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
At least 18 children and three adults are dead and the suspect's grandmother was shot, Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez told CNN.
President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
The suspect, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, is dead and was likely killed by responding officers, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Two law enforcement officers were also shot. They are expected to survive.
Officials have not revealed a motive for the shooting but said the shooter was a resident of the community.
Robb Elementary School has an enrollment of just under 600 students and it serves students in the second, third and fourth grades.
Here's the latest:
*All times Eastern
8:50 p.m.
President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
"When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" Biden said at the White House shortly after returning from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by tragedy.
With first lady Jill Biden standing by his side in the Roosevelt Room, Biden added, "I am sick and tired. We have to act."
Just two days before Biden left on his trip, he met with victims' families after a hate-motivated shooter killed 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.
The back-to-back tragedies served as sobering reminders of the frequency and brutality of an American epidemic of mass gun violence.
"These kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world," Biden said. "Why?"
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was briefed on the shooting by deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley-Dillon and other members of his senior team aboard Air Force One.
Shortly before landing in Washington, Biden spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from the presidential plane "to offer any and all assistance he needs in the wake of the horrific shooting in Uvalde, TX," White House communications director Kate Bedingfield tweeted.
7:45 p.m.
School officials in Texas released brief statements Tuesday night after the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said his heart is broken.
"This was a tragic and senseless event today, and my heart is broke today," Harrell said. "My thoughts and prayers are with all our families."
7:15 p.m.
Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez told CNN that 18 children and 3 adults are dead and the suspect's grandmother was shot. Gutierrez said he was briefed by Texas state police.
Three people wounded in the attack are hospitalized in serious condition, Gutierrez told The Associated Press.
7 p.m.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out about the shooting Tuesday evening during a keynote address at the annual gala of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.
"Every time a tragedy like this happens, our hearts break," Harris said. "And our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those families. And yet it keeps happening. So, I think we all know and have said many times with each other, enough is enough."
President Joe Biden landed back in the U.S. after a five-day trip to Asia. He will speak later this evening.
6:14 p.m.
A Border Patrol agent who was among the first law enforcement officers on the scene was shot and wounded by the gunman.
The agent is hospitalized in good condition, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
The town of Uvalde, where the shooting happened, is about 75 miles from the border with Mexico.
6:07 p.m.
President Joe Biden issued an order for U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting.
The order will last until sunset on May 28.
5:33 p.m.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a statement on Twitter, calling the shooting a "senseless crime."
In the statement, the governor says, "Cecilia and I mourn this horrific loss and we urge all Texans to come together to show our unwavering support to all who are suffering."
5:28 p.m.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has been briefed on the school shooting on Air Force One as he returns from a five-day trip to Asia and would continue to receive updates.
Jean-Pierre said Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday evening at the White House.
5:11 p.m.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 15 people — 14 students and a teacher.
"He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher," the governor said.
The gunman was a resident of the community and entered the school with a handgun, and possibly a rifle, and opened fire, Abbott said. He said the shooter was likely killed by responding officers but that the events were still being investigated.
4:45 p.m.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed during a press conference that the shooting suspect, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, is dead. Ramos shot and killed 14 students and a teacher, according to Abbott.
Abbott also said that two police officers were shot, but their injuries are not considered life-threatening.
A motive for the shooting is not known at this time.
4:31 p.m.
Two people were dead and more than a dozen children hospitalized as multiple medical centers cared for people injured in a shooting at a Texas elementary school, hospital officials said Tuesday. Police have said the suspected shooter is in custody.
Thirteen children were taken by ambulance or bus to Uvalde Memorial Hospital after an active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio, officials with the hospital said. The health of the children is unclear as is whether the dead are included in that count.
Another hospital, University Hospital in San Antonio, said a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.
The nature and severity of the people's injuries wasn't immediately known, but the shooter was in custody shortly after 1 p.m., the Uvalde Police Department said.
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had said an active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School, which has an enrollment of just under 600 students. Earlier, the district had said that all schools in the district were locked down because of gunshots in the area.
A Uvalde Police Department dispatcher said the scene was still active and that no other information was immediately available. School and city officials did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The district said that the city's civic center was being used as a reunification center.
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