The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School.
The 18-year-old suspect, a student at Uvalde High School, is also dead, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Texas public safety officials said Ramos then left his home in a truck, which he crashed in a ditch outside Robb Elementary School. He got out with an AR-15 style rifle and numerous magazines, law enforcement sources told ABC News. He was also wearing body armor. Inside the school, the suspect traded fire with Uvalde ISD officers and Border Patrol Tactical Unit agents, sources told ABC News.More News Videos
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that they are now tracing the AR-15 style rife the shooter used, and also recovered the body armor and numerous magazines of ammunition.
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