The Robb Elementary School gunman got into an argument with his grandmother about a phone bill only seconds before shooting her and killing 21 people.
On Tuesday morning, suspected gunman Salvador Ramos, 18, wrecked his car near an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, before rushing into a fourth-grade classroom and starting a fire.
Texas Elementary Shooting Suspect's Mom, Grandfather Speak Out
The mother of the sick school gunman who killed 19 children and two instructors in Texas claims her son was not aggressive. Adriana Reyes claimed she was astonished when Salvador Ramos opened fire on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde yesterday.
She acknowledged that her son was a loner who kept to himself and didn't have many friends, but she denied having a poisonous connection with him. In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, she refused to address allegations that she was a drug addict who caused the youngster to abandon her and move in with his grandma, Celia Gonzalez.
Reyes spoke from Gonzalez's bedside as she heals after being wounded in the face by her evil grandson before he went on a rampage and killed 19 students and two instructors.
Before the tragic incident, he had purchased two AR-15 assault weapons, boasted about them on social media, and threatened to conduct an atrocity. However, Salvador Ramos' grandpa said earlier today that the family had no knowledge he lawfully acquired the two firearms last week.
Gonzalez's husband, Rolando Reyes, 74, also stated his grandson was a quiet adolescent who spent much of his time alone in his room. The shooter's granddad reportedly said that he was quiet and would occasionally accompany him to work, according to Daily Mail.
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Suspect Posted on Socmed Right Before the Incident
The suspect's grandma, who he wounded in the forehead, is undergoing surgery on Wednesday and is expected to live. According to the site, the 74-year-old had no knowledge the suspect had acquired the guns or that they were in his home.
Rolando Reyes, who has a prior criminal history, is not allowed to keep weapons in his home and claims he would have turned in his grandson if he had known. Officials disclosed on Wednesday that Salvador Ramos purchased two firearms used in the attack on his 18th birthday.
Governor Abbott stated during a news conference on Wednesday that Salvador Ramos had three scary Facebook postings warning of his murderous scheme only minutes before the school shooting. According to the Republican governor, Salvador Ramos wrote 30 minutes before the school massacre, "I'm going to shoot my grandmother."
Salvador Ramos wrote less than 15 minutes later: "I'm going to shoot an elementary school," the governor stated during the news conference. According to Meta Communications Director Andy Stone, the conversations Abbott mentioned were private one-on-one text exchanges uncovered after the incident, The Sun reported.
Authorities reported at least 19 students and two instructors were murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, some 90 minutes west of San Antonio. Salvador Ramos, a Uvalde High School student, has also died. When the attacker entered a classroom, he allegedly barricaded himself and began fire, killing 18 pupils, mostly third and fourth graders, as well as one teacher, according to reports.
Officers from the Uvalde Police Department and Customs and Border Protection officers entered the classroom and immediately opened fire on the gunman before shooting and killing him. Investigators are examining the ballistics to establish who fired the deadly shot.
They're also investigating how and when he put together his armament, which included the rifle, body armor, and multiple magazines seized at the site, according to sources. Kids at Uvalde High School told ABC News that Salvador Ramos was notorious for fighting and intimidating other students. According to other classmates, the defendant rarely attended school and, when he did, terrified pupils.
Investigators are also combing through the gunman's social media accounts, where he allegedly shared videos and photographs of firearms, as well as images of animal torture, to other users. An Instagram account linked to the shooter sent a photo of a pistol resting on a bed to another user as recently as Tuesday morning. Law enforcement also examined pictures of messages the defendant allegedly made to another Instagram user, tagging them in the image of a gun.
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