UVALDE, Texas - An 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school allegedly messaged a woman with his plans on social media prior to carrying out the deadly attack.
Officials identified Salvador Ramos as the shooter who opened fire in Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. The Texas Department of Public Safety said Ramos first shot his grandmother, who remains hospitalized in serious condition.
He later crashed his truck outside the school before entering in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15.Ramos reportedly barricaded himself inside a classroom, "shooting anyone that was in his way," an official said Wednesday.
Ramos was shot and killed by a border patrol agent who was working near the school and rushed in when the shooting began, a law enforcement source told the Associated Press.FOX News reports that Ramos allegedly messaged a woman on social media about his plans before he carried out the attack.