Now that the Texas legislature has released a report of their investigation into the events of May 24th at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a somewhat clearer picture is starting to emerge. For one thing, we now know that the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos (the legislature report refuses to name him – they refer to him as “the attacker”), had some kind of fixation on the idea of killing a bunch of children. Just what prompted his plan is unknown and may never be known, but there are indications that he held some kind of grudge against children at Robb, where he himself had been a student, possibly particularly fourth graders. He reportedly mentioned something to someone a few weeks before he went on his rampage about something that happened in fourth grade. His female cousin, who was his fourth-grade classmate, told investigators that he was bullied by other children. One girl tied his shoelaces together and he stood up and fell, suffering injuries in the fall. She said they were both bullied, including by teachers. (Ramos’ teacher was at the school at the time of the shooting but was in another room.) His family said he was teased because of a stutter. His former girlfriend said she believed he had been sexually abused as a child by one of his mother’s boyfriends and his mother ignored his cries.
Uvalde Part 3
Uvalde Part 3
Uvalde Part 3
Now that the Texas legislature has released a report of their investigation into the events of May 24th at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a somewhat clearer picture is starting to emerge. For one thing, we now know that the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos (the legislature report refuses to name him – they refer to him as “the attacker”), had some kind of fixation on the idea of killing a bunch of children. Just what prompted his plan is unknown and may never be known, but there are indications that he held some kind of grudge against children at Robb, where he himself had been a student, possibly particularly fourth graders. He reportedly mentioned something to someone a few weeks before he went on his rampage about something that happened in fourth grade. His female cousin, who was his fourth-grade classmate, told investigators that he was bullied by other children. One girl tied his shoelaces together and he stood up and fell, suffering injuries in the fall. She said they were both bullied, including by teachers. (Ramos’ teacher was at the school at the time of the shooting but was in another room.) His family said he was teased because of a stutter. His former girlfriend said she believed he had been sexually abused as a child by one of his mother’s boyfriends and his mother ignored his cries.