Teenager shoots 19 Children & 1 Adult in US School
In yet another terrifying and extremely sad incident from Texas, America, A teenage gunman has killed 18 young children at an elementary school on Tuesday 24th of May.
Shooting has now become an everyday story in America. On May 14, an 18-year-old man shot 10 people dead at a Buffalo, New York grocery store. He entered the grocery store wearing heavy body armor and wielding an AR-15 rifle. The boy said he believes white people are superior to black people. The boy said that he chose the grocery store because it is in an African American neighborhood and many black people shop over there. Now just 11 days after this incident on the afternoon of 24th of May, in Texas, America, an 18 year boy named Salvador Ramos shot his own grandmother at home and then went to Robb Elementary School in his large black truck. The school is upto 4th standard and there are children below 10 years old. The school has over 500 students, mostly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged.
When he reached the school, he crashed the truck in the school, got down wearing body armor. He then entered the school with a handgun and a rifle and open fired at the young students. Footage showed small groups of children trying to escape through parked cars and school buses.19 students and 1 teacher were killed in the shooting. The Texas Police quickly came to the school and started shooting at the boy to stop him. The boy was shot dead by the cops. Authorities think this is a hate crime against the Spanish speaking people. This was the deadliest shooting in US history. The White House ordered flags to be flown at half-down in mourning for the victims, whose deaths sent a wave of shock through the country.
President Joe Biden said such shootings will never be tolerated and the government will work towards changing gun laws in the country.
