A shooting incident at an elementary school in Texas, southern United States, killed a total of 15 people, including 14 children and a teacher, according to the local governor.



The suspect is an 18-year-old high school student who is believed to have been shot dead on the spot by a police officer who rushed to the scene.

There was a shooting incident at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, USA, around noon on the 24th and before dawn on the 25th of Japan time.



According to Texas Governor Abbott, a total of 15 people, including 14 children and a teacher, were shot dead in the incident.



The suspect is an 18-year-old high school boy who is believed to have been shot dead on the spot by a police officer who rushed to the scene.



"What happened in Yubaldi is an unbearable and horrific tragedy," Governor Abbott said in a press conference.



Police are investigating the situation at the time and the motives for the crime.



In the United States this month (May), an 18-year-old white man shot a gun at a supermarket in Buffalo, eastern New York, killing 10 people.

A series of shootings in the US this month

In the United States, there have been a series of shootings this month.



An 18-year-old white man shot a gun at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York on the 14th, killing 10 people.



Of the 13 people shot, 11 were black, and the suspect's camera was worn live on the Internet, and the U.S. Department of Justice knew that the shooting was being broadcast live on the Internet. , I'm investigating as a hate crime based on racial discrimination.



Also, on the 15th, in western California, a man broke into a church where Taiwanese residents gathered and fired a gun, killing one person and injuring five people. I am investigating the dissatisfaction with Taiwan's political tension as a motive.

Comments received on board President Biden

White House spokesman Jean-Pierre, who is returning from Japan with President Biden of the United States, posted on Twitter from the plane of the presidential plane, "The president has been informed of the horrific shooting incident at the elementary school in Texas. Is with the family affected by this terrible incident. "



President Biden says he will speak about the incident shortly after 9 am Japan time after returning to the White House.