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  • An 18-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, killing 18 young students and at least one teacher.

    The alleged shooter also died in the killings.

  • The shooting occurred at Robb Primary School, which caters for children under the age of 10 in Uvalde.

  • President Joe Biden was to address Americans in the evening from the White House

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3h09: A school welcoming children under 10 years old

The shooting occurred at Robb Primary School, which caters for children under the age of 10 in Uvalde.

More than 500 children, nearly 90% of whom are Hispanic, were studying at the school during the 2020-2021 school year, according to Texas state data.

3:01 a.m .: The shooter would have first targeted his grandmother

Republican Governor Greg Abbott provides further details on the massacre.

Salvador Ramos would have first targeted his grandmother, whose state of health remained to be clarified, before going to school and "abandoning his car" to enter the building with "a handgun" and maybe "a rifle".

The motives of this attack, one of the worst in a school for years, are for the moment unknown.

2:54 a.m .: The death toll is 18 children

According to a senator of the State of Texas, Roland Gutierrez, informed by the body of the rangers of Texas, the death toll is 18 children.

The chosen one also spoke of three deceased adults, without specifying whether the shooter was included in this count.

2:51 am: The alleged shooter is dead

An 18-year-old opened fire Tuesday at an elementary school in Texas.

The suspect killed his victims "in an atrocious and senseless manner" in the town of Uvalde, the state's Republican Governor, Greg Abbott, said at a press conference.

The alleged shooter, identified as Salvador Ramos, also died in this massacre which affected the town located about 130 kilometers west of San Antonio.

Police initially announced the arrest of the alleged shooter.

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While a shooting killed many people in an elementary school in Texas, the editorial staff of

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Among the victims are mostly children.

The White House has also ordered the lowering of flags in all public buildings in the country.

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