Texas school shooting: Suspect's grandmother upgraded to good condition

Twenty-one were killed and 17 were injured in last week's mass shooting.

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Last Updated: January 19, 2023, 4:57 PM EST

A small town in rural Texas was left reeling after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing 19 children.

Two teachers were also killed in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to authorities.

The alleged gunman -- identified by authorities as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School -- was killed by law enforcement at the scene.

The suspect allegedly shot and injured his grandmother before opening fire at the school, officials said.

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Here's how the news developed. All times Eastern.
May 30, 2022, 4:50 PM EDT

Bipartisan gun reform talks continue

Bipartisan talks to reform gun safety laws are continuing even though members of Congress are out on recess.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters in San Antonio Monday, "We’re already having those discussions in person and on the phone. Look forward to meeting on Tuesday through a Zoom call to try to see if we can agree on a basic framework about how we go forward."

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw, center, prays with pastor Gabriel Davila and wife, Sylvia, outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 30, 2022.
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Cornyn’s Democrat counterpart, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, tweeted that he spoke with senators from both parties Monday "trying to find the common denominator on a gun violence bill."

"Senator Schumer has given us just over a week to find a compromise. This time, failure cannot be an option," Murphy tweeted.

-ABC News' Trish Turner

May 30, 2022, 12:26 PM EDT

2 injured adults upgraded to good condition

The two injured adults who remain hospitalized at the Brooke Army Medical Center have been upgraded to good condition, the hospital said Monday.

Three other survivors remain at University Hospital: a 10-year-old girl in serious condition, a 9-year-old girl in good condition and the suspect's grandmother who is in fair condition, according to the hospital.

Seventeen people overall were injured in Tuesday's mass shooting.

People embrace at a memorial in the town square for victims of Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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-ABC News' Jennifer Watts

May 30, 2022, 11:45 AM EDT

Biden says he hasn't engaged with Republicans on gun reform

As President Joe Biden arrived at the White House Monday, he said he met with victims and their families Sunday for three hours and 40 minutes, adding that their "pain is palpable" and "unnecessary."

People visit a memorial for the 19 children and two adults killed on May 24th during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 30, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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The back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, prompted a group of bipartisan senators to engage in some initial conversations about gun legislation. Biden said he hasn't spoken to Republicans about gun reform. Asked by a reporter if he thinks anything will now be different for Republicans, Biden said he did not know, but that he believes they’ll "take a hard look."

Noting that he has asked for Congress to act on guns, a reporter asked Biden if he has a particular responsibility now to get this done. Biden said he’d continue to take any executive action he can, but admitted that without Congress, he "can't outlaw a weapon" or change background checks.

-ABC News' Armando Tonatiuh Torres-García

May 30, 2022, 11:35 AM EDT

State senator: 'Every day is 1 day closer to students dying'

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez is counting down the days until the start of the next school year, which he said is 77 days.

Without change, "every day is one day closer to students dying," Gutierrez, a Democrat, told ABC News.

Crosses with the names of victims of a school shooting, are pictured at a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, U.S. May 26, 2022.
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He is among the lawmakers calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special session to address gun violence.

The senator also mentioned potential plans to tear down Robb Elementary and build a new campus.

"I want what families want. Every person has told me they don’t want to go back. Little kids I’ve met have told me they don’t want to go in that school," he said.

-ABC News' Marcus Moore and Darrell Calhoun