Fourteen students and one teacher are dead following a shooting at an elementary school in Texas.

According to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the gunman was an 18-year-old male who lived in the area. The shooting took place in the town of Uvalde, about 83 miles (133km) from San Antonio, America's seventh largest city.

Mr Abbott said that the shooter used a handgun and possibly a rifle during the shooting, although that is not yet confirmed.

He was shot dead, it's thought by police. Two officers were also hit during the exchange of gunfire but were not seriously injured.

Of the dead, 14 were students and one was a teacher, the suspect was an 18-year-old male who lived in the Uvalde area named Salvador Ramos. He is dead, and is thought to have been killed by police
The pupils at the school were in second, third, and fourth grades, meaning they were between the ages of 7 and 10.
At least two people are in a critical condition - a 10-year-old girl and a 66-year-old woman
Two police officers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, but were not seriously hurt
The shooter's motive remains unclear.

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