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Robb Elementary School shooting

A 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed.

The Robb Elementary School shooting occurred on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. An 18-year-old former student of the school, Salvador Ramos, fatally shot 19 students and two teachers and injured 18 others. Ramos was killed by law enforcement officers 77 minutes after entering a classroom.

The attack is the third-deadliest school shooting in American history, after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, and the deadliest school shooting in Texas.

Before arriving at the school, Ramos shot and wounded his grandmother at their home. He then drove to Robb Elementary School, entered a classroom, and carried out the shooting after bypassing local and state officers who had been in the hallways. He remained in the classrooms for about 1 hour and 14 minutes before members of the United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit breached the classroom and fatally shot him.

Police officers did not breach the classroom during the attack but cordoned off the school grounds. This led to violent conflicts between police and civilians, including parents who attempted to enter the school to rescue children. As a result, law enforcement officials in Uvalde were criticized for their response.

Robb Elementary School is part of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD), a public school district based in Uvalde, Texas, that also serves the communities of Batesville and Uvalde Estates. The district covers a total land area of 1,093 square miles (2,830 km2).

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