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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore in New York and agencies

Texas gunman had threatened school shootings on social media, reports say

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The gunman had threatened violence on social media, including Yubo and Instagram, reports said. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA

Warning signs were reportedly mounting in the months before the 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde, Texas, opened fire on a classroom of young children and their teachers four days ago in what would become America’s deadliest school shooting in a decade.

The teenager had used the social media app Yubo to threaten school shootings and rape, as well as to show off a rifle he had bought, CNN reported on Saturday.

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