Shooting in Texas: shooter had announced his intention to attack a school on Facebook

The teenager who killed at least 19 children from a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, had bought two semi-automatic rifles and 375 balls just after celebrating his 18th anniversary.

Le Monde with AFP

The adolescent who killed at least 19 children from a Texas primary school on Tuesday announced on Facebook that he was going to attack a primary school, said the governor of the State, Greg Abott, Wednesday, May 25 . The young man used an assault rifle, he added.

The American authorities had already announced that the shooter had bought two semi-automatic rifles and 375 bullets just after celebrating his 18 e anniversary on May 16.

Identified Salvador Ramos, the young man is an American citizen registered in the Uvalde high school, said Tuesday evening Mr. Abbott, without specifying his mobile. He was shot dead by border police officers who intervened at the scene of the killing.

/Media reports.