Salvador Ramos' mother had denied claims she had a strained relationship with her son.
The mother of Salvador Ramos, the shooter who authorities say killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, said claims that the two had a strained relationship are false.
Adriana Reyes said she was"surprised" to find out that her 18-year-old son had gone on a rampage that killed 21 people on Tuesday in Texas in an exclusive interview with the"My son wasn't a violent person. I'm surprised by what he did," she told the British tabloid."I pray for those families. I'm praying for all of those innocent children, yes I am. They [the children] had no part in this.
Salvador Ramos, 18, shot his grandmother before going to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, authorities have said. His mother has denied claims that the two had a strained, tumultuous relationship.Ramos was reportedly living with his grandparents in a house near the primary school at the time of the attack, a couple of miles away from his mother's house in Uvalde.
Adriana Reyes said reported rumors that the two had a strained or toxic relation were false, and that the two had a"good relationship."She did not address why her son was reportedly no longer living with her and had moved to his grandmother's place. According to the British tabloid, Reyes was by the bedside of her mother Celia Gonzales in a San Antonio hospital as she conducted the interview. It has been reported that Ramos shot his grandmother before heading out to the primary school and opening fire on the students and teachers. At time of writing, she was in critical condition.
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