Texas School shooting 19 children and 2 adults murdered

Overheal

A murder suspect on the run had a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) issued for their arrest at the time they reportedly ran into a school in Uvalde, TX and started shooting. The killer hasn't been named yet, but they are 18 years old; their motives aren't shared; it does not appear to be the same fugitive as Gonzalo Lopez, who is on the run in TX for the stabbing of a prison bus driver. As recently as the past hour, Texas officials said Lopez was still on the run, this shooter meanwhile died in custody reportedly.

https://twitter.com/AliBradleyTV/status/1529192805171703816?s=20&t=iYXK14dOX9D-YTDqNUbMOQ

https://twitter.com/OmarJimenez/status/1529189009125265408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1529189009125265408%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Ftv%2Fbreaking-2-children-dead-13-transported-to-hospitals-after-texas-school-shooting%2F

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2 children died on the scene, and 13 people (12 children 1 teacher aged 66) were transported to hospital but ultimately succumb to their injuries this afternoon. May they all rest in peace. This link may refresh later with further live updates than were stated in the OP:

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/alert-heavy-police-presence-at-robb-elementary-in-uvalde

update:

Abbott identified the shooter as 18-year-old Salvador Romas. He was killed by officers. According to the governor, the shooter abandoned his car and entered the elementary with a handgun and possibly a riffle [sic]. He horrifically shot and killed a total of 15 people.

Atlantic Dawn

Teachers in the US should be armed.

wes

Just saw this update:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-elementary-school-reports-active-shooter-campus/story?id=84940951

RIP, an absolute tragedy, that only happens on a regular basis in the US.

Right to bear arms trumps right to kids living.

Horrific yet not surprising

The Black Oil

14 students and a teacher killed (various outlets reporting). Horrific.

Sammy2012

As a teacher of kids similar ages thats absolutely horrendous. RiP little angels and their teacher who I'm sure did all they could to save them.

ericfartman

Those type of weapons should not be allowed. One shot and reload should be the standard.

Gatling

America is beyond lost .......

Already all over Social media shall not be infringed is being posted ,in reference to the second amendment ,not a word about the children who were just slaughter , columbine this Will never happen again , Sandy hook this is a watershed moment now it's going to change ,Robb elementary today ....

Nothing will change

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109460#Comment_119109460

not a word the the children who were just slaughter

You couldn't have timed it better with the reply above yours.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109438#Comment_119109438

I'll pass on your invitation to haunt the Irish domestic politics threads. This is a current affair.

cagefactor

Nothing will change, doesn't matter if 500 kids, or 1000 kids. The place is a lost cause.

Brucie Bonus

Too much money in guns for them to even be restricted never mind banned. If Sandyhook didn't do it it'll never happen.

Is the culprit just another lone wolf having a bad day or from a minority?

Gatling

Remember more guns and less control will prevent mass shootings especially in schools .

Amazingly enough they are quick to ban school books to protect children

Strazdas

Apparently Texas has more guns per capita than every other state in the US.

*correction - most actual guns, not guns per capita.

Gatling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109504#Comment_119109504

Absolutely I've family in San Antonio ,they have something like 10 firearms for every man , woman and child Texans tend to a different breed altogether

And if he'd been shot before opening fire there'd be another thread of indignation

Atlantic Dawn

You would be inclined to get a gun if you lived there to protect you from loons, it's a vicious circle.

cagefactor

The press conference from Abbot, it's like he couldnt' give a toss, this is interrupting his day to get the list of abortion clinics that he need to be shutdown.

Pauliedragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109406#Comment_119109406

More guns? I doubt that's the solution. Just get rid of them altogether. Port Arthur in Australia had a mass shooting in 96 and the government moved quickly to outlaw most types of guns and had an amnesty. Murder/suicide rates fell off a cliff overnight. There are too many unstable people in the world to give almost free access to all sorts of dangerous weapons.

leahyl

I know of a friends brother and his family (2 kids) who are moving from Dubai to Texas in the next month (brothers job) and it just makes me think of how regular these incidents are in the states (I know it’s not just Texas, but still) and how they would be so much better off in Dubai. Just horrific news.

Gatling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109544#Comment_119109544

Try to repeal the second amendment in the US and it's likely they would end up in civil war pretty much overnight ,gun owners would rampage and fight to the death rather than give up their guns

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109406#Comment_119109406

Ah yes, the obvious answer to guns in schools is to have more guns in schools.

Christ it baffles me how people really don't get it.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109571#Comment_119109571

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109544#Comment_119109544

Well it's not going to be an overnight solution to disarm circa a few hundred million weapons from people, especially those not wanting to give them up, an interim solution would be to arm teachers.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109582#Comment_119109582

It's a discussion forum. For people to discuss.

You don't like the topic? Don't post in it. It's very simple.

Shelga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109557#Comment_119109557

Hmm Dubai- live under Sharia law and face flogging and stoning for consuming alcohol or having premarital sex… Texas- risk my six year old being gunned down when learning his ABCs.

That’s a toughie… think I’ll try… literally anywhere else in the developed world.

Wildly Boaring

Arm teachers?

Wouldn't like the odds on one teacher locking the door and shooting the whole room full of kids.

Pauliedragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109562#Comment_119109562

You're right but it wasn't all that long ago the thought of abortion or gay marriage in this country was seen as an abomination yet we changed our constitution by public vote. Less then a third of Americans own a gun. Maybe they need a civil war to sort themselves out and reset. The casualties caused will be less than the numerous shooting that will be coming down the track over the next few years/decades.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109582#Comment_119109582

Eh, it's a current event and is big news even in Ireland. The fact that your first impulse is to complain about the op rather than discuss the topic is possibly more a sign of how endemic school shootings are in the US. Every one of them deserves attention imho cause it wouldn't be acceptable in the average developed country.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119109589#Comment_119109589

And then you have hundreds of teenagers and teachers who grow up in a country where gun culture is rife having access to a shitload of guns in every school, some of which include military-style weapons.

That sounds like a smashing idea.

Pussyhands

America is a failed state.

Should be broken up into smaller countries.

With the rate of school shootings, you'd have to think investing in security systems with swipe access and metal scanning systems on entry are something that should be looked at.

HerrKapitan

Hispanic / Islamic Replacement Theory?

Gusser09

America is some kip. RIP to the youngsters and techer.