On the Uvalde Tragedy

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27 school shootings have taken place so far in 2022.

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101050970/2022-school-shootings-so-far

What we know about the terrorist attack in Uvalde, TX on May 24, 2022:

• At least 21 dead; 19 students and 2 adults
• Uvalde is “the kind of place where ‘interconnections are thick’ and no one would have expected a mass shooting at the local school”
• The suspect also allegedly shot his grandmother before going to Robb Elementary
• The suspect (terrorist) purchased two assault-style rifles on his 18th birthday, though authorities have not confirmed whether these were the weapons used in the shooting
• All victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-gunman-bought-two-guns-on-his-18th-birthday-texas-senator-says/2977034/

Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage