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Reports said that old school friends told about Salvador Ramos that Ramos was ridiculed. Also, children used to harass her about her clothes. Not only this, he was persecuted for his poverty.
Texas in America (Texas Shooting21 people, including 19 children, were killed and several others injured in the indiscriminate firing by an 18-year-old gunman at a primary school in the state. In quick action, the police also killed the attacker. It is being told in the local media that the attacker Salvador Ramos (Salvador Ramos) was made fun of. Also, children used to harass her about her clothes. Security personnel killed the attacker after the incident.
Suddenly, at around 11:30 a.m., gunshots were heard at Rob Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 134 kilometers from San Antonio. Regarding the incident, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that the attacker has been identified as Salvador Ramos, a resident of an area near the school. However, it is not yet clear why the attack was carried out.
The children killed were between the ages of 5 and 11.
Governor Greg Abbott said two law enforcement officers were also shot, but they are expected to recover. Law enforcement sources confirmed that the attacker, Ramos, was carrying a handgun and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. He also had a high capacity magazine. On the other hand, the names and other information of the children killed in the accident have not been made available yet. However, according to the school’s website, the age of its students is between five and 11 years.
According to media reports, Ramos was a native of America and worked as a night manager in a small, working class community of Wendy’s. People who knew him were quoted as saying that he “loved to joke”. The New York Times spoke to his colleagues who reported that he “went off way to be away from himself” and that no one really knew him.
Reports said that old school friends told about Salvador Ramos that Ramos was ridiculed. Also, children used to harass her about her clothes. Not only this, he was persecuted for his poverty. He belonged to a very simple family. Although he loved playing video games.
According to the New York Times, two couples related to a friend of the gunman’s family told him that he was very serious and angry. One remembers that he used to talk to his mother often in his childhood. But both were surprised that he could do such violence.
Grandmother was shot before going to school
State police said Ramos seriously injured his grandmother by shooting her at her home before leaving for school, which the attacker had given on a driver’s license. Ramos reportedly dropped out of school after repeated threats.
The Washington Post quoted a friend as saying, “About a year ago, Ramos posted pictures of automatic rifles on social media. Four days ago, he had also posted pictures of two rifles. And she referred to him as ‘My Gun Pix’.
Multiple reports also stated that Ramos had frequent fights with his mother that disrupted domestic life, as he allegedly used to take drugs.
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