Officials on deadly school shooting in Texas

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children. The gunman is dead according to police. The death toll also included three adults but it was not immediately clear whether that number included the assailant.

It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle. Officials have not revealed a motive for the shooting, but said the shooter was a resident of the community that’s about 85 miles west of San Antonio. It was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history and occurred four years after a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area.