Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr diverted attention away from basketball and called for U.S. lawmakers to revise gun controls after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, resulted in the deaths of 19 children.
Gunman Salvador Ramos, 18, is understood to have entered Robb Elementary School near midday local time on Tuesday. It's reported he also killed two teachers and his grandmother before being shot down by police, bringing the total death count to 23 as of Wednesday morning.
The Texas tragedy is the 27th school shooting to happen in the United States so far this year, already nearing 2021's all-time high of 34 shootings. Speaking prior to Tuesday's NBA play-off between the Dallas Mavericks and his Warriors, Kerr appealed for drastic change in the wake of another massacre.
