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UVALDE, Texas - A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 14 children and one teacher dead on Tuesday. Governor Greg Abbott later said authorities killed the 18-year-old gunman.The suspect, identified by Abbott as Salvadore Ramas, entered Robb Elementary School after abandoning his vehicle with a handgun and possibly a rifle. "He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher," the governor said in a news conference. RELATED: Who is Salvador Ramas? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspectUvalde Consolidated Independent School District Chief of Police Pete Arredondo said at a news conference that the gunman acted alone.Authorities add that many of the victims were in the second through fourth grades. Police say the gunman who killed several students acted alone and is now dead.Thirteen children were taken by ambulance or bus to Uvalde Memorial Hospital after an active shooter was reported at the school in Uvalde, which is about 85 miles west of San Antonio, officials with the hospital said. Another hospital, University Hospital in San Antonio, said a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.RELATED: Texas school shooting: Lawmakers, others react to latest case of mass gun violenceTexas Gov.

UVALDE, Texas - Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday. Gov. Greg Abbott said an 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.Abbott identified the suspect as Salvador Ramas, a Uvalde resident and was likely killed by responding officers but that the events were still being investigated.READ MORE: Texas school shooting: 14 students and teacher dead, suspected gunman killedUvalde is home to about 16,000 people and is the seat of government for Uvalde County.