minutes of terror. officials say the gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers was inside the uvalde, texas elementary school for 40 minutes if not longer. during that time, he murdered 21 innocent people. the families of the children you see on your screen, torn apart in a matter of seconds. their parents, brothers and sisters, friends, will never see them again. yesterday s attack has brought the number of shootings to four or more in the united states to 213 incidents this year alone. 213 incident where is four or more people have been shot. to put that into perspective, today is the 145th day of the year, which to do the basic comparison, mean there is have been more mass shootings than days in the year 2022. and there have been at least 30 shootings at k-12 schools already this year. this is unacceptable. but we must say it, it is the reality. and because there s been no action time after time after time again, it actually is accepted. and today, we heard from tex
legally legally with an ar-15 rifle, all done one day after he turned 18. he shot his grandmother, as we reported last night. crashed his truck near the school, as you see there. greg abbott, governor of texas did try to confront the shooter but he did not engage and the shooter was able to enter the school you see here. he also barricaded himself in his classroom. he distributed part of his plan to kill in what we are told was a private facebook message about 15 minutes before this shooting. he also reportedly sent text messages to a 15-year-old located in germany. the gunman was 18 years old and reportedly a high school dropout. reportedly there has been no criminal history identified yet. there is no known mental health history of the gunman. he used one weapon which was an ar-15, using two 23 rounds. that s additional information we re learning there, courtesy of the governor of the state, greg abbott. he is the chief executive of texas, he is law enforcement, he
Two pistols and one semiautomatic rifle. So we continue to follow this story here. And we we will update you on the latest. We know more, too, about some of the victims. Nick valencia has been covering that part of the story for us. Police have a new statement about this crime. He is at the center of our newsgathering operations in atlanta. Nick, can you give me the latest on that . Reporter yeah, good morning. As you mentioned, were still waiting and standing by for what was scheduled to be an 8 00 a. M. Press conference by local police. Meanwhile, theyve issued this press release. State police has put out a statement further confirming, in fact, the timeline that weve been reporting all morning. They say the first call from Sandy Hook Elementary School came in at about 9 30 this morning. Newton Police Department immediately requested the assistance of state police. In fact, they knew right away the tragedy and scope and magnitude of the tragedy that they had on their hands. Upon arri
Even just to drive in this morning into this sleepy town of connecticut, a brisk, cool morning much like what we saw yesterday, there is no one on the streets. I saw one lone jogger and the rest just journalists trying to gather information for everyone in the country that has so many questions about what transpired yesterday. We heard there is going to be a press conference shortly. And we have been waiting on that for two hours. I can see the microphones there just about 50 feet away from me so well bring our latest questions from officials. We were able to speak to one woman inside a few moments ago. Her name, Mary Ann Jacobs. She is a School Library clerk. That is her husband after speaking to journalists. Here is mary anns story. She said yesterday morning when she was in with 18 fourth graders in the library, suddenly noise came over the intercom and she heard these rumblings and so she called the secretary and said did you leave your intercom on . And the secretary said there is
Understand what happened. And try to comfort one another. Our Abc News Team here on the ground covering it all and this evening for the first time, were learning the names, seeing some of the faces of the young victims, all of them first graders. The medical examiner reporting a short time ago, many of them were shot at close range. And this evening, we begin with a father who lost his little girl. As you drive through this community, the signs of grief are inescapable. On the side of to road, we love you sandy hook elementary. Tonight, were hearing a fathers anguish. Robbie parker lost his daughter emilie. She was 6. Teaching her how to read, dance and the simple joyce of life. Her laugh was infectious. Reporter this evening a horrific portrait of just who the gunman targeted. In one classroom, every student but one shot and killed. 15 first graders in that one room alone lost in instant. In another classroom five of the victims were children. We know that a little boy who had a twin