We are in close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still unfolding," Cruz tweeted. "Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde. Ted Cruz thanked law enforcement and first responders on Twitter for acting so swiftly at the elementary school. Ted Cruz: Thank you to heroic law enforcement He also directed the Texas flag to be immediately lowered to half-staff statewide, in memory of those who lost their lives in the shooting. "Cecilia & I mourn this horrific loss & urge all Texans to come together," Abbott saidĪbbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers.Ībbott says the shooter had a handgun and possibly a rifle. Greg Abbott tweeted Texans are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde. Greg Abbott responds to Texas school shooting And to those who dropped their loved ones today not knowing it was goodbye, no words can comprehend or heal your loss, but if prayers can provide comfort, we will keep them coming." Gov. "Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured. Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us." Texas native Matthew McConaughey shared a statement on Twitter Tuesday: "As you all are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my home town of Uvalde, Texas. View Gallery: A look at the Uvalde, Texas school shooting victims Matthew McConaughey: Action must be taken More from Uvalde: Uvalde Justice of the Peace ID'd shooting victims in town where 'we know everybody' Texas leaders took to Twitter to respond to what occurred at the Texas school Tuesday. grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago, fueling a fresh round of grief and despair. Uvalde is a city of about 16,000 people about 85 miles west of San Antonio. The Uvalde Police Department said on Facebook that the shooter was taken into custody. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.Īn active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said in a statement on Twitter. The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. The attacker was killed by law enforcement. View Gallery: At least 19 children killed in Texas school shootingĪn 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres.
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