Shooting of Texas Teacher Reportedly Spurs Lockdown of School District
Written by SOURCE on May 24, 2022
A teacher was reportedly shot in the Uvalde County area of Texas on Tuesday, spurring a lockdown of an entire school district.
Per an initial report from CBS News, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office said a teacher had been shot, prompting the lockdown. In a tweet shared Tuesday, a rep for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had said an “active shooter” was at Robb Elementary. A suspect was later said by local authorities to have been taken into custody.
In a statement shared to social media, the Uvalde Police Department confirmed a suspect was in their custody as of 1:06 p.m. local time. In a prior update, the department had alerted residents to a “large police presence” at Robb Elementary. “We ask the public to avoid the area,” police said.
This story is being updated.
