An 18 -year -old teenager opened fire on Tuesday in a primary school in Texas, killing 19 young students and two adults. The shooter was shot by police a few moments later.
The assessment of one of the deadliest shootings in the United States has indeed increased to 21 dead, mostly students in a primary school.
The shooting occurred in Robb primary school, which welcomes children under the age of 10 in Uvalde, a hundred kilometers west of San Antonio. The facts occurred around noon, local time indicate local media.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the shooter of American nationality, would first have targeted his grandmother, whose state of health remained to be specified, before going to school by car to perpetuate his massacre.
President Joe Biden strongly condemned this “horrible act”, saying that it was time to counter the arms lobby.