The death toll in the horrifying attack has now risen to at least 19 children and two adults, according to Texas officials
Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Photo: Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images At least 19 children and two adults were shot and killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, according to officials. It is one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Law-enforcement personnel, including the FBI, gather near Robb Elementary School. Photo: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP/Shutterstock . Drawing on personal experience, Biden spoke of the loss suffered by the parents of those killed in the attack, explaining that losing a child “is like having a piece of your soul ripped away. There’s a hollowness in your chest. You feel like you’re being sucked into it.”
Officials remained tight-lipped during an evening press conference, telling reporters they would not release information to the public until they first briefed family members, who were gathering at the town’s civic center to learn about their loved ones’ fates. Dallas News reporter Dianne Solis witnessed one woman who arrived at the center saying, “It was her,” before collapsing into the arms of a friend. Jesse Rodriguez told Solis he was trying to learn what happened to his daughter.
Governor Abbot said Tuesday that two state law-enforcement officers were shot, but were not seriously injured. A U.S. Customs and Border Protect agent who responded to the attack was shot in the head, but did not sustain a life-threatening injury.
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