Fourteen students and one teacher are dead after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott says. The gunman, an 18 year-old man, was fatally shot by police.
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Uvalde police said the shooting happened in Uvalde -- about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
An active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School, which has an enrollment of just under 600 students, Uvalde Consolidated ISD said. CBS News reported a teacher was shot on the campus. It's unknown if the gunman had targets or if he was shooting randomly.
Abbott said the shooter exited a vehicle and entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital said in a Facebook post that it was caring for "several students" in its emergency room, but it did not detail the nature or severity of their injuries.
Earlier Tuesday, the district said all its schools were locked down because of gunshots in the area. All students were being taken to the Civic Center where parents were to be given the all-clear before being allowed to pick them up.
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