After murdering his mother at their home, Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School before taking his own life. [124] He was frequently bullied at school due to his stutter, short haircut, and limited wardrobe, because his family was unable to afford more. The PPD said while it is not an active shooter incident and officers are "working . Former President Donald Trump; governors Kristi Noem and Greg Abbott; Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick; Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn; and Representative Dan Crenshaw were previously scheduled to give remarks. Around a month after the shooting, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and President Joe Biden signed the bill into law; it was the most significant federal gun reform legislation since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. She said that she was on probation from charges from a decade prior, and that law enforcement contacted her after the shooting to warn her not to publicize her story because she could face charges for obstruction of justice. [96] The surveillance video showed Ramos firing inside classrooms 111 and 112, briefly returning into the hallway, and then going back into the classrooms, said the source; Ramos then shot through the closed door, prompting law enforcement to retreat. Shooter at a Texas elementary school kills 18 students and one - CNN [148] That day, committee leader Burrows explained that the investigation would be done in private out of "respect for the process" and wanting to be "thorough" and "accurate" before revealing "any conclusions". "[234] Biden said that he was "sick and tired" of mass shootings, declaring "we have to act", and calling for "common sense" gun laws. Police response, readiness at focus in Texas school shooting - Los [185], Chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo disputed being the incident commander for law enforcement responding to the shooting. "If y'all are ready to do it, you do it," he said, according to the transcript. [37], On June 2, Texas state senator Roland Gutierrez said that he heard from the Commission on State Emergency Communications that Arredondo did not know of 9-1-1 calls being made by children trapped in a classroom with Ramos. [18] UCISD also hosted an active shooter scenario training exercise in March 2022, which covered a range of topics, such as solo responses to active shooters, first aid and evacuation, and scenarios enacted through role-playing. [214], On May 25, McCraw, without giving a specific timeline, said law enforcement "engaged immediately. On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a former student at the school,[5][6] fatally shot 19 students and two teachers, while 17 others were injured but survived. [160] On June 7, attorney Thomas J. Henry filed a lawsuit, on behalf of four families of students injured in the shooting, against Ramos' estate and sought answers about how he had gained access to the school. [45][46][47] She survived and got help from neighbors while police officers were called in. [9], On June 2, nine days after the mass shooting, there was a private meeting at Uvalde City Hall. Uvalde Police Department's acting chief, Lieutenant Mariano Pargas, is told by an officer of his department that a "child called 911 saying the room's full of victims.". 00:55 - Source: CNN Latest Videos 16 videos Gunman's mother. [164], On the day of the shooting, Uvalde Memorial Hospital held an emergency blood drive for the victims. [69][71] According to a surviving student, Ramos played "sad music" during the massacre. Of the dead are 19 students and two adults. He said he did not speak out earlier to avoid blaming others or worsening the community's grief. [31][32][33] On the day of the shooting, there had been an awards ceremony at the school. [191] Superintendent Harrel announced that Robb Elementary School would never be reopened, out of concern for the potential to re-traumatize surviving students and staff or the wider community. But for more than 70 minutes on May 24, not one stopped the shooter. [217] On May 31, a lawyer for the teacher said that the teacher had in fact closed the door after seeing Ramos, having pulled and held the door closed while telling 9-1-1 about the shooting; the teacher "thought the door would lock because that door is always supposed to be locked". Excluded from this list are the following: Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions "[56] A spokesperson for Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said the posts were "private one-to-one text messages" discovered after the shooting took place. All 21 victims in Texas school shooting were killed inside one classroom [111] Instead, Pargas said: "The last thing we thought was that [the shooter] had actually shot the kids. 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Dysart Unified School District in a statement reminded parents that during a lockdown no one can enter or leave campus. "[221], Ramos' mother said that she had no explanation for her son's attack on the school but that he "had his reasons for doing what he did and please don't judge him. Various Uvalde civic leaders were also present, including mayor Don McLaughlin, county judge Bill Mitchell, local district attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee, county attorney John Dodson, local police officials, Uvalde assistant city manager Joe Cardenas, and Uvalde city attorney Paul Tarski. A student in classroom 112 calls 9-1-1 and asks the operator to send the police now. Thompson Ranch Elementary School was locked down after a report around 10:30 a.m. that someone who appeared to have a handgun had tried to open a locked door and ran off, El Mirage police Lt. Jimmy Chavez said. [214] Later on May 25, McCraw said that a school police officer "engaged" Ramos without firing any shots. Overall, Ramos fired 164 rounds during the shooting. 7 / 10. Three parents were arrested, two of whom were tased, during a confrontation outside an Arizona elementary school that had been locked . 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[98] Arredondo said that during the wait for door breaching tools, he tried to talk to the gunman through the walls to establish rapport, but got no response. Henry said that the initial lawsuit would allow them to discover evidence and potentially add other parties to the lawsuit, with the discovery process focused on the school system, law enforcement, social media, and the gun and ammunition manufacturers. In a dorm room, he first shot one student, then another who came to help; two hours later, he . 3 Arizona schools report threats of shooting; 2 teens arrested [111] When Pargas was interviewed again in mid-June and asked about 911 calls made from inside the classroom, Pargas said he cannot remember, and does not mention that he had called his department's dispatchers, who told him about 911 calls from children inside the classroom. [297] Several families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims spoke out, with several calling for stricter gun control. [231] Her lawyer later said that she had been harassed by police in two instances, the first when police conducted a traffic stop on her vehicle and falsely accused her of harboring illegal immigrants in it, and the second when a police vehicle stopped outside her home for around 45 minutes and flashed its lights at her and her mother.