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Making sense of a mass shooting in the middle of Texas gun country

UVALDE, Texas — Randall Methvin is a thoughtful man who talks with a Texas twang, still works as a ranch hand at age 68 and has felt an affinity for firearms since childhood, when his Depression-hardened father would take him out quail and dove hunting.

Los Angeles Times

TIMELINE: Events surrounding the Uvalde, Texas, school siege

In the hours and days since the fatal shooting of 19 children and their two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, authorities have given varying accounts of what happened and how they responded

The Independent UK

Texas shooting: Aunt of hero teacher says 'I will cry forever' in heartbreaking tribute

Olivia Vella, 88, made the heartbreaking statement after her niece was murdered in the school shooting in Uvalde in which 19 children and two adults were murdered by a gunman

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Mum who pulled daughter out of Texas school moments before shooting feels 'guilt'

Daughter Evalynn had planned an end-of-year sleepover with bestfriend Layla Salazar, an annual celebration the two schoolchildren did. Layla was one of the 19 children killed in the attack

Daily Mirror

Police chief blamed for slow response during Robb Elementary school shooting to join Uvalde City Council

The police chief at the center of controversy, sparked by officers’ response to the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, is slated to be sworn onto the Uvalde City Council next week.

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School shooter allegedly threatened girls online prior to massacre at Robb Elementary

School shooter Salvador Ramos passed his talking to strangers online, allegedly carrying on conversations rife with threats and aggression, oftentimes aimed at young women and girls.

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Obsession with guns. Dysfunctional families. Many parallels exist between Parkland and Uvalde shooters

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A young man with a troubled home life, who felt bullied at school and developed an obsession with guns, easily walked onto a school campus where he murdered students and staff with a legally purchased AR-15 style rifle.

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Eerie videos of Salvador Ramos surface as gunman threatened rapes on social media app

‘He would talk about shooting up schools but no one believed him, no one would think he would do it’

The Independent UK

Texas gunman dubbed 'Yubo school shooter' and threatened to murder before massacre

A 17-year-old girl met Salvadore Ramos on social media app Yubo said in the chatrooms he would 'threaten rape and kidnapping and murder' before the Texas school shooting

Daily Mirror

Uvalde prepares for school massacre victims’ funerals as heartbreaking obits emerge

The first visitation for a victim of the Robb Elementary school massacre is scheduled Monday for a student, 10, Sheila Flynn reports from Uvalde

The Independent UK

AR-15: What is the gun that was used in the Texas school shooting?

Eighteen-year-old suspect Salvador Ramos reportedly bought two rifles legally just days earlier

The Independent UK

The Uvalde shooting renews questions about school security

Texas has tightened security at schools considerably over the past four years. But the new protective measures came up short earlier this week in Uvalde.

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Donald Trump sparks outrage by DANCING after reading names of 21 Texas shooting victims

Former US President Donald Trump danced to Sam and Dave's 1966 song Hold On, I'm Comin' after reading out the names of the 21 people killed by Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas

Daily Mirror

TX slashed mental health money, gun laws

The Lone Star State has declared itself a "Second Amendment sanctuary"

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The Independent UK

Texas shooting: Gunman’s mother says he ‘had his reasons for what he did’ and begs victims for forgiveness

‘I have no words to say. I don’t know what he was thinking,’ Adriana Martinez Reyes says after US school massacre

Daily Mirror

Texas shooter Salvador Ramos played 'sad music' while gunning down primary school kids

Salvador Ramos began playing music as he shot a classroom full of children, according to an 11-year-old girl who survived by smearing herself in her friend's blood and playing dead

Los Angeles Times

As police waited, children inside Texas school called 911 begging for help

UVALDE, Texas — Children inside a Texas elementary school frantically called 911, begging for the police to save them, as a tactical decision by a commander kept 19 officers from storming a classroom in what a law enforcement official acknowledged on Friday was a mistake in judgment.

The Independent UK

Six major police mistakes in the Uvalde shooting have Texans ‘livid’

Police failed at key moments during shooting

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Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chats

Texas authorities say the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school discussed his interest in purchasing a gun on private social media conversations

Los Angeles Times

As police waited, children inside Texas school called 911 begging for help

Tribune News Service

New timeline of Texas school shooting includes student 911 calls as officers wait outside

Students trapped in a classroom with the gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school as nearly 20 officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes, authorities said Friday, according to the Associated Press.

Los Angeles Times

As police waited, children inside Texas school called 911 begging for help

UVALDE, Texas — Children inside a Texas elementary school frantically called 911, begging for the police to enter their classroom and save them, as a team of 19 officers waited in the corridor for almost an hour because a commander believed the situation had shifted from active shooter to a…

Daily Record

Girl smears herself in pal’s blood and plays dead to escape Texas school shooter

18-year-old Salvador Ramos went to a school in Texas and gunned down 19 children, some as young as seven, and two teachers.

Al Jazeera

Texas official says ‘wrong decision’ to wait to confront shooter

‘No excuse’ for officers to wait rather than enter classrooms where 9-and 10-year olds were trapped with gunman.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump set to address National Rifle Association in wake of Texas massacre

In a twist of irony, the Secret Service has banned firearms from the convention centre’s assembly hall because of Mr Trump’s presence

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