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The governor said the shooter is also dead and is believed to have been killed by responding officers.

Ten people were killed and 13 others were injured southeast of Houston in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting. Earlier Tuesday, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had placed all campuses under lockdown after gunshots were fired in the area. Two hospitals in the area are treating those injured in the shooting. University Health in San Antonio is providing care for two patients connected to the shooting. The man abandoned his vehicle and entered Robb Elementary with a handgun and possibly a rifle, the governor said. The shooter acted alone, said Pete Arredondo, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District chief of police.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters 14 children and one teacher were killed during a school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, ...

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A suspect is in custody after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, left at least two dead and injured over a dozen others, ...

This marks at least the 30th shooting at a K-12 school in 2022. University Hospital in San Antonio said in a tweet that they received a child and an adult from the school shooting. US Customs and Border Protection, which is the largest law enforcement agency in the area, assisted with the response. "It's believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and he may have also had a rifle, but that is not yet confirmed according to my most recent report. His injuries are non-life-threatening, according to the official. The adult, a 66-year-old woman, is in critical condition, the hospital said in a tweet

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Tuesday confirmed that 14 children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school.

The tragedy in Uvalde added to a grim tally of mass shootings in Texas that have been among the deadliest in the U.S. over the past five years. The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle, Abbott said. It was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. The agent is hospitalized in good condition, the official said. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Chief of Police Pete Arredondo said at a news conference that the gunman acted alone. Another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.

A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.

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Fourteen children and a teacher were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Tuesday, in what Gov. Greg Abbott later called a ...

Texas school shooting: How to help kids get through unspeakable horror · 1. Check in with your child and talk to them about their concerns. · 2. Give kids ...

Emphasize the role that students have in maintaining safe schools by following school safety guidelines ... communicating any personal safety concerns to school administrators, and accessing support for emotional needs. Discuss efforts of school and community leaders to provide safe schools.” The National Assn. of School Psychologists has guidelines for explaining violent events to children of different ages. The majority of children are resilient and will not experience long-term symptoms after a one-off event, experts said. Let children know whom to call, where to meet and how to communicate in case of an emergency. It can be constructive for parents to acknowledge that constantly watching or hearing about a violent incident makes them too feel anxious or fearful. It helps them establish normality and connect to their support network. For younger children, “every time they watch the news, they feel like it’s a new event as opposed to repetition of the same event. This helps children feel secure and know adults are in control. “Parents have to be role models in terms of establishing a sense of safety, security, predictability.” It’s important for them not to watch too much,” Vidal said. For middle- and high-school age youth, more detailed conversations will be appropriate.

An active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said.

A police dispatcher said the scene was still active and that no other information was immediately available. "We are aware of this tragic incident," FBI Special Agent Carmen Portillo said in a statement. The school district said students have been transported to the city's civic center and encouraged parents are encouraged to pick up their children. Uvalde is about 85 miles west of San Antonio. It is believed that responding officers killed him." "He himself is deceased.

The mass shooting took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

There is a funeral home across the street from the school. He said the shooter was likely killed by responding officers but that the events were still being investigated. Uvalde Memorial Hospital said earlier that 13 children were taken by ambulance or bus to that facility and another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.

Officials said an 18-year-old gunman was killed by police in response to the shooting, the deadliest school gun massacre in the U.S. since February 2018, when ...

We have to do everything in our power to stop the insanity of children being shot and killed. We as a nation care more about celebs fighting in court than children dying in classrooms. Fuck you @GregAbbott_TXand fuck you, every Republican voter who claims to be “pro-life” but don’t actually give the slightest shit about humans once their born. — Stephen King (@StephenKing)May 24, 2022 HAS TO BE!! 😔😔😔😔🥺🥺🥺🥺.. Praying to the heavens above to all with kids these days in schools. God have absolute mercy on all of us. Sheesh. The timing. The timing. — bettemidler (@BetteMidler)May 24, 2022 And to those leaders I want to say,get the fuck off of your asses and DO SOMETHING! — Stephen King (@StephenKing)May 24, 2022 There are no words.

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 14 children, one teacher and injuring others, Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the ...

In 2018, a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area. Efforts by lawmakers to change U.S. gun policies in any significant way have consistently faced roadblocks from Republicans and the influence of outside groups such as the NRA. A year after Sandy Hook, Sens. Joe Manchin a West Virginia Democrat, and Patrick J. Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, negotiated a bipartisan proposal to expand the nation’s background check system. It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunmen killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle, Gov. Greg Abbott said. This was the school’s last week of classes before summer break. The massacre of young children was another gruesome moment for a country scarred by an almost ceaseless string of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. Abbott said the shooter was likely killed by police officers but that the events were still being investigated. He did not provide ages of the children who were shot. Another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition. Federal law enforcement officials said the death toll was expected to rise. But it was not immediately clear whether that number included the assailant.

The gunman, an 18-year-old male from Uvalde, was reportedly shot and killed by officers responding to the scene.

Law enforcement is working to safely evacuate remaining students in the school district. Since that massacre 10 years ago, Murphy has made it his mission to enact gun control reform only to be disappointed again and again as the bills fail to overcome the Senate filibuster. These images are indefensible, as is the news of everyday violence from firearms in communities across America that do not make national headlines. How many more times will Senate Republicans express outrage at horrific shootings like the one today in Uvalde, Texas and then block meaningful, bipartisan background-check legislation supported by nine out of ten Americans and most responsible gun owners? Our elected leaders have been more interested in listening to the gun lobby than protecting our children – and until that changes, we will continue to see devastating incident after devastating incident. Without real action, our country will more closely resemble the violence I left behind in Ecuador than the safe haven I sought in the United States. We need leaders at every level to prioritize gun safety now.” The senator also relayed a number of new details in how Tuesday’s horrific events unfolded. Gun violence is a uniquely American problem – and it is now the leading cause of death for American children. A motive has not yet been revealed in Tuesday’s mass shooting. I’m devastated that more precious young people have lost their lives in a horrific mass shooting today. How many young lives cut short, families shattered, communities traumatized because our leaders refuse to act on gun violence?

A gunman killed at least 14 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

President Biden directed that American flags be flown at half-staff through sunset Saturday in honor of the victims.

“There’s a hollowness in your chest. You feel like you’re being sucked into it and never going to be able to get out.” So was the gunman. WASHINGTON (AP) — An anguished and angry President Joe Biden called for new restrictions on firearms Tuesday night after a gunman massacred 18 children at a Texas elementary school. One teacher was killed. “We have to act,” Biden told the nation, after years of failure to pass new laws.

The deadly mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas is prompting a close look at schools near home to make sure school and law enforcement leaders are doing all they ...

We also have a behavioral health professional, a school counselor, and other support on all campuses all day, every day. The Palm Beach County School District also provided a statement saying that it "maintains at least one, full-time, law enforcement officer on all campuses all day, every day. “I’m glad that we’re in the schools.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children as he went from classroom to classroom ...

But the measure failed in a Senate vote, without enough support to clear a 60-vote filibuster hurdle. Efforts by lawmakers to change U.S. gun policies in any significant way have consistently faced roadblocks from Republicans and the influence of outside groups such as the NRA. Last year, the House passed two bills to expand background checks on firearms purchases. In 2018, a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area. “As a nation we have to ask, when in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? Law enforcement officers were serving multiple search warrants Tuesday night and gathering telephone and other records, the official said. Other officials said later that the grandmother had survived, and was being treated, through her condition was not known. The attack came just 10 days after a deadly, racist rampage at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that added to a yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. The school has nearly 600 students in second, third and fourth grades. He said other relatives were at the hospital and the civic center. Tuesday was to be “Footloose and Fancy,” with students wearing nice outfits and shoes. The attacker was killed by law enforcement.

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, killing at least 19 students and two adults.

Numerous lawmakers and public figures spoke out on Tuesday by calling for action on gun control legislation in the wake of a tragedy that drew immediate comparisons to the Sandy Hook massacre, when 20 first graders and six educators were killed by an 18-year-old man armed with an AR-15-type rifle. “We’re a small community and we’re going to need your prayers to get through this.” “I’m here on this floor to beg to literally get down on my hands and knees to beg my colleagues. The death toll was later updated by Roland Gutierrez, a Texas state senator who was briefed by state police and spoke with media outlets. He ran into the school and began shooting, Gutierrez said. The school serves about 570 children, nearly 90% of them Latino.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a shooting at a Texas elementary school. AP will publish a corrected version of the ...

At least 19 students and two teachers are dead and multiple others injured after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday.

Though an emergency blood drive will be held Wednesday at the Herby Ham Activity Center in Uvalde from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT. Students from Robb Elementary are being transferred to the Uvalde Civic Center for reunification, the Uvalde school district said in a notification. The shooting is the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, and the third deadliest school shooting in modern U.S. history. However, parents cannot pick up their students at this time. More on how to help: Blood drives set up for victims of Texas elementary school shooting Anyone looking to donate blood to help victims of the shooting can donate at any of the South Texas Blood & Tissue donation locations.

Mireles, an educator for 17 years, taught fourth graders at Robb Elementary School, according to her aunt, Lydia Martinez Delgado, who confirmed her niece was ...

Xavier “was so full of life,” she said, and a bright light for the family. She said she did not imagine that would be the last moment she would share with her “mama’s boy.” “He was a very happy little boy. “She did all she could to live a long life, and here it was cut short,” Delgado said in a phone interview early Wednesday. Garcia said she last heard from Mireles about two years ago, after a local television station did a story on her daughter’s graduation from high school and her new jewelry business. “I have a supportive, fun, and loving family, “ she added.

A reported 21 people were killed in an attack by a lone gunman at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas. At least 19 students and two ...

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Fourteen students and one teacher were killed in a shooting Tuesday morning at a Texas elementary school, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

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Parents pay tribute as names of 21 victims of Robb elementary school mass shooting begin to emerge.

He loved both his parents … and loved to laugh and have fun.” “Thank you everyone for the prayers and help trying to find my baby,” Angel Garza told ABC News. This has just taken a toll on all of us.” Garza told local ABC News affiliate that her cousin’s mother had been with him during an awards ceremony at the school hours before the shooting. “Such a fast little boy and he could catch a ball so good.” “We started throwing the football together and I was teaching him pass patterns,” he said. “The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known,” Garcia’s grandfather, Manny Renfro, told the Associated Press.

Shooter described as 'complete evil person' as further details of massacre emerge.

Every time a tragedy like this happens, our hearts break, and our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those families. However she said of her 10-year-old niece, who was in the classroom next door to the shooting and witnessed the scene: “She’s traumatized. The suspect had posted images of himself with the weapons to Instagram. Her school profile says that she taught at the school for 23 years, and was married with four children. I ask everyone to lift them up in prayers for God to surround the them with his love and comfort. “Thank you everyone for the prayers and help trying to find my baby,” Angel Garza told ABC News. My prayers and thoughts go out to the families of the students and teachers who lost their lives today, My heart is broken for them all. This has just taken a toll on all of us.” Garza told local ABC News affiliate that her cousin’s mother had been with him during an awards ceremony at the school hours before the shooting. He was met with resistance from law enforcement as he entered the school but was able to enter a fourth-grade classroom, where he barricaded himself and started shooting. He then fled in a vehicle and was in close proximity near the school where we got calls to local law enforcement. What we do know, at that point, the shooter was able to make entry into a classroom, barricaded himself inside that classroom. We have the most pro-gun reform president and Congress in American history and the NRA is the weakest it’s ever been.

A shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school Tuesday marked the deadliest school shooting in the state's history. Follow along for the latest.

“19 victims were under age 10,” Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, said on Twitter. “Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. San Antonio Legal Services Association is seeking local attorneys to assist victims and families with unmet legal needs. She also was shot and injured before authorities say the gunman went to the campus. Appointments have been booked through this week, but people can schedule a donation time for next week. Additionally, authorities believe the man may have lived with his grandmother in a home where she was shot. “She was adventurous. Another massacre,” President Joe Biden said in remarks at the White House. “Beautiful, innocent second-, third- and fourth-graders.” Please keep all families in your prayers.” Let us all commit to ensuring such tragedies can no longer take place.” “My heart is broken for them all,” Mclaughlin said. Multiple children were wounded, but the exact number is unknown. At least 19 students and two adults died in a shooting at a South Texas elementary school Tuesday, marking the deadliest school shooting in the state's history and the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Authorities said a gunman killed 19 children and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Latest updates.

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the shooting, Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez said. In the last five years, Texas has been the scene of mass shootings that killed more than 85 people. The gunman allegedly legally purchased two assault rifles at a local gun store on his 18th birthday, Democratic Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez told USA TODAY. Last year, gun laws were actually loosened after a gunman at a Walmart in El Paso killed 23 people in a racist 2019 attack that targeted Hispanics. About 82% of the city's population is Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Biden also called for a renewed push for gun control measures, lamenting the lack of progress despite repeated shootings. By nightfall, many families were still waiting for updates, hoping to hear that their children were in a hospital in Uvalde or San Antonio. Robb Elementary, part of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, has an enrollment of just under 600 students. Olivarez said a tactical team forced its way into the classroom and faced gunfire but was "able to shoot and kill that suspect.’’ Torres' wife grew up in Uvalde, and their two young children attend school here, although at different campuses than where the shooting took place. It wasn't until he saw the helicopters hovering over his neighborhood that he realized the shooting happened here. ►Federal law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that the death toll was expected to rise.

Prior to opening fire at the school, the suspect also allegedly shot his grandmother, authorities said. The suspect -- identified by officials as 18-year-old ...

I'm a gun owner and I do not blame the weapons used in this tragedy. Also the Police for not having a better and faster tactical response time. "I want to say we hold the school responsible for not having locked doors and no protocol, no training. Three of those 11 children were transferred to other hospitals in San Antonio and eight were discharged home. Without question, their heroism yesterday saved lives." Jacinto Cazares, the father of Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, a 10-year-old killed in the Texas elementary school shooting, told ABC News he blames the school and police for the massacre, not the murder weapons.

Nineteen children and two adults were killed on Tuesday when a gunman attacked Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

In a separate Facebook post, Silguero’s mother posted a photo of her daughter and nephew with the caption, “Fly high my angels… Silguero’s cousin, Jayce, was also killed in the classroom. Mom and Dad love you never forget that and please try and stay by our side Amor!!!! Send prayers to all UVALDE we really need it!!!!” her father added. “It’s a tragedy that this happened to a person like this,” said the neighbor, who did not want to be identified. Family members have identified Rodriguez as one of the victims. NBC reported that her son had been told by a friend in law enforcement that she too had been shielding her pupils. I’ll forever miss you and love you my angel,” his cousin wrote on Twitter. She was reportedly married to Ruben Ruiz, a police officer, and has a daughter. “Thank you everyone for the prayers and help trying to find my baby,” Angel Garza wrote to ABC in a statement. Fourth-grade teacher Eva Mirelez, was killed in the shooting. “He was very bubbly, loved to dance with his brothers, his mom. “We started throwing the football together, and I was teaching him pass patterns.

At least 18 children and as many as 3 adults were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, officials say. Here's what we know about gunman.

And Friday, the same day law enforcement officials believe Salvador Ramos bought a second rifle, a picture of two AR-style semi-automatic rifles appeared. Gutierrez, who said he had been briefed by state police, said the gunman posted on social media before the attack and hinted it could be coming. Tuesday’s massacre was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. Another Instagram user with many more followers was tagged in that post. The high school, part of the same school district as Robb Elementary where the shooting took place, enrolls about 1,100 students, according to the school district. About 82% of the city's population is Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Another photo shows a gun magazine in hand. These details give authorities and the public information that could help citizens spot future mass shooters and even prevent them. The gunman also purchased 375 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, and what appears to be seven 30-round magazines were inside the school, according to Whitmire. A backpack with several magazines of ammunition near the entrance of the school was also found, according to Whitmire. Police were not pursuing the gunman before he crashed, and the first information law enforcement received about the incident was a caller reporting the crash and a man exiting the vehicle with a gun, according to Whitmire. The two rifles were purchased on two separate dates, May 17 and May 20, and one was found in the gunman's truck while the other was in the school, according to a briefing state Sen. John Whitmire said he received. Abbott said the gunman was a Uvalde local and a U.S. citizen.

Gov. Greg Abbott said on Tuesday that the gunman walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire with a handgun and possibly a rifle before ...

For long guns or rifles: Licensed firearms dealers may not sell or deliver to anyone younger than age 18. Unlicensed individuals may not sell or transfer a handgun or ammunition to anyone under age 18, with some exceptions. Victims of the shooting can contact the program at 1-800-983-9933. The law allows handguns to be carried without a permit by Texans age 21 or older with a clean criminal record. She also was shot and injured before authorities say the gunman went to the campus. According to USA Today reporters , the list of confirmed victims currently includes:

The 18-year-old gunman stormed past an armed guard at a Texas school, carrying a rifle he had purchased days before the attack. At least 19 children and two ...

“I was in kind of in shock,” he said, after hearing from the Texas Rangers. When he got home, he started to go through her pictures. The woman said he had once livestreamed himself holding a gun with blood visible on the floor, claiming that he had a nosebleed. “It’s a very specific phenomenon that there is a growing fraternity of people in this country who are the parents of children killed at school,” she said. He would often leave his mother’s home and stay with his grandmother for several days after a big fight, Mr. Munoz said, and in the past year it seemed that he was spending even more time at his grandmother’s home. But it was not clear on Wednesday morning how swiftly they were willing to move this time, with Mr. Schumer signaling he would not yet hold a vote on a measure that lacked sufficient Republican support to pass.“This isn’t a case of the American people not knowing where their senators stand,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were met with gunfire as well, but they were able to shoot and kill that suspect,” Lt. Olivarez said. A state official said earlier on Wednesday that he had been briefed by police and told the rifle was an “AR platform” weapon. “The time to stop this was after El Paso,” he added, referring to the Texas mass shooting at a Walmart in 2019. The gunman had been employed at Wendy’s, per the investigatory reports, and appeared to have dropped out of high school, the official said. Andy Stone, a spokesman for Meta, disputed the governor’s description of Facebook posts made by the gunman in the 30 minutes before the shooting, saying he was going to shoot his grandmother and a school. In a second post on Facebook, the gunman said he had shot his grandmother, the governor said. Mr. Ybarra said his sister told him that her fourth-grade class had been watching a movie when she looked out of the classroom window and saw a man outside with a gun.

Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a horrifying spree of gun violence at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday in what is now the ...

Thursday was set to be the last day of school before the summer break. ... He just worked, got paid, and came in to get his check." More than 20 US Customs and Border Protection agents responded to the scene and provided aid, a law enforcement official said. on the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District website. There were no reports from law enforcement that Ramos was being pursued prior to the crash, Estrada said. Officials have not been clear on how Ramos managed to get past the officers and open fire in several classrooms. ... All we can do is pray hard for our country, state, schools and especially the families of all." He arrived at Robb Elementary School with a long rifle and wearing body armor, according to Sgt. Erick Estrada with the Texas Department of Public Safety. "A tactical agency came in and was able to eliminate the threat and bring the suspect down," he added. "He was engaged by an Uvalde ISD police officer who works here at the school. Police believe Ramos was driving that vehicle, which became disabled inside the ditch. She was in critical condition late Tuesday, Estrada said.

Before killing 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the 18-year-old gunman wrote about his intentions on Facebook, ...

"And I can't stop thinking about this community that needs to figure out how they're all going to rally, how they're all going to take care of one another in this aftermath." It's a "club that no one wants to be a part of," said Erica Lafferty, whose mother, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. Three days before the attack, an account linked to the shooter posted a photo of two rifles lying on a carpet in a story that tagged another Instagram account by name. In one message that appeared to be sent the morning of the shooting, Ramos wrote "I'm about to" -- but didn't say what he would do. Ramos had recently sent him a picture of an AR-15, a backpack with rounds of ammunition and several gun magazines, the friend added. "It's a small town," said Lalo Diaz, a county justice of the peace. Xavier was days away from finishing elementary school and "couldn't wait" to attend middle school, his mother told the Washington Post The civic center quickly became the epicenter for families looking for their children, and scenes of devastation began to play out as victims were identified. One officer on the team was shot and injured and expected to survive. The man was wearing a "tactical vest carrier with no ballistic panels," Olivarez said. The gunman was a local high school dropout with no criminal history and no known mental health history, officials said. The girl, who lives in Frankfurt, said she began chatting with Ramos on a social media app on May 9.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Facebook spokesman says messages posted by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school were ...

“To lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away,” he said. “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? Olivarez said some of the officers were shot by the gunman, so others began breaking windows around the school trying to evacuate children and teachers. UVALDE, Texas — Authorities are providing more details about the gunman’s movements and the police response to the killings of 19 children and two adults at an elementary school. It is heartbreaking, heartbreaking,” Hoyer said Wednesday. “I hope their journey through all of this is a lot faster than ours.” It says Ramos dropped a backpack with several magazines full of ammunition near the school entrance, and that he was wearing a body-armor style vest but that it had no hardened plates inside. The Democrats’ pleas to Republican colleagues reflect a long history of congressional inaction on gun control since a gunman killed 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut, nearly a decade ago. “For the sake of these children, these 9-year-olds, these 10-year-olds, these 11-year-olds, these beautiful children, please, damn it.” “This assault on the most innocent of our citizens is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking,” Connecticut state police Col. Stavros Mellekas said in a statement. “It is horrific that so many children and a teacher were killed. “It’s about elected officials at the highest level in our state going and speaking and endorsing those policies and that’s wrong,” Turner said. Abbott says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned on social media minutes before the attack that he was going to shoot up a school.