The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside the Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
UVALDE, TX — An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, authorities said, leaving the country confused and reeling with anger.
Police identified the gunman as Salvador Ramos, a resident of the community located about 85 miles from San Antonio. Wearing body armor, police said Ramos barricaded himself in a classroom and opened fire with two AR-style rifles, "shooting anyone that was in his way," until officers eventually broke in and killed him.
Ramos legally purchase the rifles and 375 rounds of ammunition shortly after he turned 18, according to the Associated Press, citing state senators briefed by law enforcement.
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Below is a roundup of photos showing the shooting's aftermath, from Robb Elementary School and the broken Uvalde community to the nation's capital.
Flowers and candles are placed outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, to honor the victims killed in Tuesday’s shooting at the school. Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, killing at least 19 fourth-graders and their two teachers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)A law enforcement officer speaks with people outside Uvalde High School after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)Law enforcement, and other first responders, gather outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)Law enforcement personnel walk outside Uvalde High School after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)President Joe Biden speaks about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, from the White House, in Washington, as first lady Jill Biden listens. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)This March 2022 photo provided by Manny Renfro shows his grandson, Uziyah Garcia, while on spring break in San Angelo, Texas. Uziyah was among those killed in Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School. (Manny Renfro via AP)This undated handout photo provided by Siria Arizmendi shows her niece, Eliahna García, 10. García is among those killed in Tuesday, May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (Siria Arizmendi via AP)Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)People wait outside the Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, killing multiple people. Gov. Greg Abbott said the gunman entered the school in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing multiple children and a teacher and wounding others, Gov. Greg Abbott said. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)A law enforcement officer speaks with people outside Uvalde High School after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)A law enforcement officer helps people cross the street at Uvalde Memorial Hospital after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
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People leave the Uvalde Civic Center following a shooting earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center following a shooting earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Ct., speaks during a morning television interview, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday and demanded that lawmakers accomplish what they failed to do after 20 children, mostly 6- or 7-years-old, and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut died on Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
