The death toll in Texas elementary school shooting has risen to 21, as it's revealed the gunman, 18, posted pictures of rifles on Instagram before the attack
The gunman, named as 18-year-old male Salvador Ramos by Texas Governor Greg Abbott "horrifically and incomprehensibly" killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde on Tuesday afternoon.
Two police officers were also hit while exchanging gunfire with the suspect and sustained "non-life-threatening injuries". Uvalde elementary school, which has 600 students enrolled, is located 60 miles east of the Mexican border and 80 miles west of San Antonio.
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