The governor of the US state of Texas, Greg Abbott, reported on Wednesday (25) that the gunman who killed 21 people at a school in the city of Uvalde the day before had posted a message on Facebook saying he was going to carry out the attack about 15 minutes before the shooting.
According to Reuters, the gunman, identified as Salvador Ramos, 18, also posted a message saying he was going to shoot his grandmother and then another confirming that he had shot the woman.
The 19 children and two teachers killed in Ramos’s shooting at a school in Uvalde were in the same room, where the criminal barricaded himself and shot indiscriminately, local police said on Wednesday.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Chris Olivarez explained that Ramos first shot his grandmother at home, then got into a vehicle and had an accident near Robb Elementary School. Ramos’ grandmother is alive and in hospital, and local authorities are trying to locate the grandfather.
The police received the first calls after the accident informing them that an armed individual was walking towards the school.
When agents arrived at the scene, the gunman opened fire on them and was eventually shot and killed.
By early Wednesday morning, all victims had been identified and their families notified, with some revealing to journalists the names of their children who died in the shooting.
Olivarez also gave new details about Ramos, who lived with his grandparents, was unemployed, was a student at a local high school, had no friends and no romantic relationship. Police are not aware of whether he was part of a gang.
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