A shooting spree has occurred at an elementary school in Texas, USA. There is currently talk of more than 20 deaths. All news can be found in our ticker.
- Rampage in Uvalde, USA: At least 21 people have been killed in a Texas elementary school.
- The victims are said to be 19 children and two adults.
- Of the The perpetrator is said to be an 18-year-old from the small town of Uvaldein which the fact took place.
Update from May 25, 11:06 am: Pope Francis is also shocked by the killing spree in an American school that killed at least 19 children. “My heart is broken after the bloodbath in the elementary school in Texas,” said the head of the Catholic Church on Wednesday at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “I pray for the children, for the dead adults and for their families.” In his short speech, the pontiff demanded that it was high time to stop the “indiscriminate trade in arms”. “We all have to help ensure that tragedies like this don’t happen again.”
Chancellor Scholz also said on Twitter: “Terrible news reached us this morning from a school in Uvalde, Texas. Our thoughts are with the injured and survivors of the victims of this incredible massacre, for which words can hardly be found. Our condolences go out to you, Mister Biden, and our American friends.”
Even Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy was deeply saddened “by the news of the murder of innocent children in Texas.” He sent sincere condolences to the families of the victims, the people of the US and Biden himself. “The people of Ukraine share the pain the families and friends of the victims and all Americans.”
Stunned by shooting in US elementary school in Texas: pop singer Taylor Swift mourns
Update from May 25, 10:24 am: Many celebrities are also shocked by the shooting spree in Texas. The US pop singer Taylor Swift (32) addressed her fans with emotional words after the school massacre. “I am filled with anger and sadness and so broken by the murders in Uvalde. Through Buffalo, Laguna Woods and so many others. By the way we as a nation have been conditioned to unbelievable and unbearable grief,” the superstar wrote on Twitter.
Swift shared this Video of basketball champion coach Steve Kerr by the Golden State Warriors. On Tuesday evening (local time) at a press conference before the playoff game at the Dallas Mavericks, he called for stricter gun controls in the USA in an emotional outburst. Just like President Bide before him. The 56-year-old spoke directly to 50 senators who have so far prevented stricter weapons requirements. Kerr’s words are true, “and they cut so deep,” Swift wrote.
News about shooting at an elementary school in Texas: perpetrator message made public on Instagram
Update from May 25, 9:19 am: Before the killing spree at an elementary school, the perpetrator had apparently informed a minor on Instagram about his crime. From today’s perspective, at least, his hints seem clear – once again, a gunman has announced his act in advance on the Internet.
On May 22, an Instagram user posted a photo with two AR-15 rifles under the username “salv8dor_” and tagged the girl, who herself is not from Texas. She herself made this connection public and wonders if she could have prevented the killing. “I wish I had at least tried to stop him from committing his crime,” she wrote, such as CNN reported.
In the chat, the perpetrator first asked the girl to repost the pictures with his weapons. When asked what she had to do with it, the gunman replied: “I’m about to.” The minor asked and only got the answer: “I have a little secret”. Then the chat history ended.
Texas elementary school shooting: Obama angry at gun lobby – mourning for dead children
Update from May 25, 7:44 a.m.: Former US President Barack Obama has expressed his condolences to the families of the massacre at a Texas elementary school and expressed anger at the gun lobby. “Michelle and I mourn with the families in Uvalde,” wrote the 60-year-old on Tuesday evening (local time). Twitter. “You are experiencing pain that no one should endure.” He and his wife are also angry, added the US Democrat, criticizing the opposition US Republicans in this context.
“Our country is paralyzed, not by fear, but by a gun lobby and political party that have shown no willingness to do anything to prevent these tragedies,” Obama said.
School shooting news in Texas: US President Biden promotes stricter gun laws – 19 dead children
Update from May 25, 6:08 a.m.: After the attack on an elementary school in the US state of Texas, US President Joe Biden called for tougher action against rampant gun violence. “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” Biden said Tuesday night (local time). It is high time “to turn this pain into action, for every parent, every citizen of this country”.
“I’m disgusted and tired,” he added. “Don’t tell me we can’t have any say in this slaughter,” he said, speaking to Republicans opposed to stricter gun laws. The flood of weapons in the country, especially assault rifles, must be more tightly regulated.
Meanwhile, the death toll has been revised upwards. At least 19 students are said to have been killed in the course of the rampage – and two adults.
Update from May 24, 11:44 p.m.: Also US President Joe Biden is already informed about the killing spree. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted, “His prayers are with the families affected by this horrific event and he will be making a speech once he is back at the White House tonight.” The President’s statement should therefore be made in the coming hours.
Update from May 24, 11:42 p.m.: According to the school district police chief, the 18-year-old offender acted alone. Pete Arrondo confirmed loudly CNN also that the perpetrator is dead.
Texas elementary school shooting news: 14 kids and one teacher dead
Erstmeldung vom 24. Mai: A gun attack at a Texas elementary school has killed 14 children and a teacher. The attacker was also dead, said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday. The attack happened at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, 135 kilometers west of San Antonio.
Shooting spree in the USA: 18-year-old shoots 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school
CNN also reports, citing the governor, that the perpetrator is an 18-year-old resident of the small town. “It is believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered Robb Primary School in Uvalde with a pistol and may have had a rifle, but that has not been confirmed according to my most recent report,” the US media quoted him as saying Politician.
The 18-year-old then shot and killed more than a dozen children and a teacher “in a horrific, incomprehensible manner,” Abbott said Washington Post quoted. According to the newspaper, a 66-year-old woman and a ten-year-old girl are currently in critical condition.
It is not yet clear how the shooter himself died. According to Abbott, it is currently believed that officials responded and killed him. Abbott spoke of two officers wounded but not in critical condition. Also kreiszeitung.de reports about it.