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The shooter was an 18-year-old Uvalde, Tex., resident who entered Robb Elementary School with a handgun and may also have been carrying a rifle, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said. At least 19 children and 2 teachers were killed. The gunman is also dead and it is believed that officers responding to the scene killed him, Abbott said.
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May 24
Law enforcement outside Uvalde High School after a shooting at the elementary school.
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William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News/AP
May 24
Law enforcement next to an armored vehicle outside the elementary school.
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Dario Lopez-Mills/AP
May 24
Children board a school bus as law enforcement guard the scene at the school.
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May 24
Women react outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students are being transported from Robb Elementary School.
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Marco Bello/Reuters
May 24
People inside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center.
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May 24
Police shut down the road to the scene.
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May 24
People outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center.
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Marco Bello/Reuters
May 24
A Customs and Border Patrol agent speaks to a reporter near the scene.
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Sergio Flores for The Washington Post
May 24
San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller comforts people outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center.
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Marco Bello/Reuters
May 24
People outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center.
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Marco Bello/Reuters
May 24
Community members gather inside Sacred Heart Catholic Church for prayer.
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Sergio Flores for The Washington Post
May 24
Kladys Castell prays during a vigil for the victims.
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Billy Calzada/AP
May 25
Eddie, right, hands flowers to a law enforcement officer to place outside Robb Elementary.
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May 25
Community members wait in line for a chance to donate blood at the Herby Ham Activity Center.
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May 25
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) speaks to reporters outside Robb Elementary.
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Sergio Flores for The Washington Post
May 25
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O'Rourke, left, disrupts a news conference held by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) at Uvalde High School.
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Sergio Flores for The Washington Post
May 25
Martina Avila, 21, stands near Uvalde Town Square with her daughter, Madalynn Rodriguez, 5, to support her community.
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May 25
Flowers are given to a law enforcement officer to place at a memorial outside Robb Elementary.
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May 25
People gather at a memorial outside Robb Elementary.
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May 25
People attend a prayer service at Sacred Heart.
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May 25
Aida Hernandez, a retired teacher, left, hugs a teacher from Robb Elementary during a prayer service at Sacred Heart.
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May 25
Community members attend a vigil at the Uvalde County Fairplex.
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May 25
People attend a prayer vigil at the Uvalde County Fairplex.
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Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post
May 25
People attend a prayer vigil at the Uvalde County Fairplex.
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May 25
A prayer vigil at the Uvalde County Fairplex.
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Joshua Lott/The Washington Post
May 26
People gather at a memorial for the Robb Elementary School students and teachers at the City of Uvalde Town Square.
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May 26
Messages for student Jose Flores, who was killed in the shooting, are written on a cross at a memorial in the town square.
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May 26
Makaylah Ovalle, who survived the shooting, places flowers at a memorial for the victims at Uvalde Town Square.
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May 26
A group embraces as they cry for their loved one.
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