The Latest Breaking News from Salvador Ramos

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.

Daily Record · May 27, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · May 27, 2022

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

Evening Standard · May 27, 2022

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

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

Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022

Uvalde police stopped Border Patrol SWAT team from entering school sooner: report

Elite Border Patrol team arrived nearly 40 minutes before gunman killed

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Sister of Texas gunman Salvador Ramos ‘flatly refused’ to buy him weapons in 2021, police say

Investigators say they found 142 fired rounds inside school, along with 173 live rounds of ammunition

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

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

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

Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022

Biden laments violence and fear as Texas official says police made ‘wrong decision’

Timeline suggests about 78 minutes passed from when the gunman entered school to when officers breached the classroom

The Guardian - US · May 27, 2022

Texas school shooting: Police made 'wrong decision' not to storm classroom sooner

Colonel Steven McCraw said that “in hindsight”, the choice made by the onsite commander to delay entering the classroom was the “wrong decision”

Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022

Texas school shooting: Who are Daniel Defense, the makers of Salvador Ramos’ AR-15?

Firearms manufacturer whose AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was reportedly used in Robb Elementary School massacre pledges to co-operate with law enforcement investigations into atrocity

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022