Texas – Several students on Tuesday were taken to the emergency room at Uvalde Memorial Hospital after a shooting took place at Robb Elementary.
The shooter is in police custody.
The shooter’s motive is unclear.
NBC News reported:
Multiple people were taken to the hospital and a suspect was in custody Tuesday afternoon after an active shooter incident at a Texas elementary school, police and other officials said.
Several students were being treated in the emergency room at Uvalde Memorial Hospital after the shooting at Robb Elementary according to a Facebook statement. One adult and a child were being evaluated at University Health, the hospital said in a tweet.
A University Health spokesperson said she could not confirm if the patients are shooting victims, but added their injuries are related to the shooting at the school. The conditions of those being treated and the ages of the victims were not released.
Parents were encouraged to pick up their children.
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