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 and three adults. The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle. The suspected shooter also died and is believed to be killed by responding officers. 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.President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms.

Joe Biden, U.S. President said These kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world. Why? But these kinds of mass shootings never happen with the kind of frequency they happen in America. Why? Why are we willing to live with this carnage? ….It's a time to turn this pain into action for every parent, for every citizen in this country. We have to make it clear to every elected official in this country it's time to act.

Following the school shooting in Texas, Biden has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House and at all public buildings throughout the U.S. and abroad.