All the dead and wounded took place inside one class at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to spokesman Lt. Chris Olivares. for Department of Texas for Public safety.
The shooter barricaded himself in one room, killing two teachers and 19 children, he said.
“Just going to show you complete evil from this shooter,” Olivares told CNN correspondent John Berman and Shimon Prokupech.
While the shooting of place was going on, the officers walked around the school, breaking windows and trying to escape children and staff. Then they could force the entrance to the classroom where the shooter was, he said.
All victims were removedhave been identified and their families have been notified, the lieutenant said. Some children were injured in class, according to Olivares, but there is no exact number. how many at this time.
“This is small There can be 25 to 30 students in a class in there, plus there were two teachers in there. … So there is no exact number of how many students were in this class, but it could vary… It was a cool environment, a typical class environment where you have mass groups of children inside this class all together, with nowhere to go,” Olivares said.
Olivares said no chase with law enforcement before the shooter crashed car near the school.
When asked if the school was the target, Olivares replied that “a lot of unanswered questions.”
“We’re trying to figure it out, so we’re working with FBI right now to see of Look back to see if there are any indicators, any red flags by looking at social media. What we know about the arrow that he is a resident here in Uvalde, he was present one of local high schools, he lived with his grandparents, was unemployed, no friends, no girlfriend we can identify at this time, no criminal history and also no gang affiliation,” he said.
Olivares said the shooter one rifle in his possession when he went to school, and the authorities are working to determine what type of rifle and container.
The shooter was wearing “tactical carrier vest with no ballistic panels; so usually those types of carriers are used by tactical teamsspecial forces teamswhere they can place stores, additional ammunition inside these carriers and be able to move in tactical formation,” Olivares said.
Olivares said his grandmother, who was shot by the shooter beforehand, is still alive and authorities are trying to find his grandfather and immediately family members.
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