19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting

Tuesday’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, is the second-deadliest school shooting in the U.S.

By Meha Ahmad, Brenda Ruiz, Sasha-Ann Simons, Stephanie Kim, Daniel Tucker
Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were shot and killed.
Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were shot and killed. AP
Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were shot and killed.
Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were shot and killed. AP

19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting

Tuesday’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, is the second-deadliest school shooting in the U.S.

By Meha Ahmad, Brenda Ruiz, Sasha-Ann Simons, Stephanie Kim, Daniel Tucker
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A gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a small city west of San Antonio. The 18-year-old shooter was a student at the local high school and was killed by law enforcement.

Reset gets the latest from a reporter on the ground in San Antonio.

GUEST: Brian Kirkpatrick, general assignment reporter for Texas Public Radio