At least 14 children, 1 teacher killed in school shooting in Uvalde, Abbott says .The governor said the shooter is also dead and is believed to have been killed by responding officers.

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Children get on a school bus as law enforcement personnel guard the scene of a shooting near Robb Elementary School in Uvald…

Children got on a school bus as law enforcement personnel guarded the scene of a shooting
Tuesday near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Credit: REUTERS/Marco Bello

At least 14 children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

Abbott said the shooter is dead and is believed to have been killed by responding officers.

Two hospitals in the area are treating those injured in the shooting. Uvalde Memorial Hospital told The Texas Tribune it had received 13 children and one adult from ambulances and buses. Two patients arrived at the hospital dead. Two children have since been transferred to San Antonio for treatment, while a third is pending transfer.

University Health in San Antonio is providing care for one child and one adult connected to the shooting. The 66-year-old woman is in critical condition; details of the child are not available yet.

Since 2009, there have been seven shootings in Texas in which at least four victims were killed. In 2018, a student opened fire at Sante Fe High School near Houston, killing 10 people and wounding 13 others.

Source:texastribune.org/2022/05/24/