What is known about Salvador Ramos, the alleged perpetrator of the shooting in Texas?

• Salvador Ramos, the alleged perpetrator of the shooting in Texas at an elementary school. 

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The alleged perpetrator of the shooting at a school in the town of Uvalde (Texas, USA), which has left 19 children and two teachers dead, has been identified as Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old resident of that town, who acted as a criminal. alone, according to authorities. 

Ramos broke into at around 11:37 local time (4:37 p.m. GMT) at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after having a traffic accident. Inside the school opened the door. fire against students and teachers, before being shot down by the police. 

At the moment the motivations of the young man are unknown and if he entered at the educational center by chance due to its proximity to the accident site or if he did it intentionally. 

This is what he knows so far about the alleged perpetrator of the shooting:&nbsp ;

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has indicated that Ramos is a US citizen and that he had been a student at Uvalde High School. His first and last name are Hispanic, but his ancestry is currently unknown. 

Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez said the Tuesday that Ramos was born in North Dakota, which has not been confirmed by any other source. 

For his part, the spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Chris Olivarez, explained to the media that before entering the school, Ramos, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, shot a bullet. at home against his grandmother, who was hospitalized in serious condition on Tuesday night. He was in a vehicle and had an accident near Robb Elementary School. 

It was at that moment when the security forces received the first alert calls, indicating that an individual armed with a rifle was heading towards the school. 

When the police to the building, the aggressor opened the door. fire against the agents and two were injured, recounted Olivarez, who added which Ramos immediately went inside. at school, he got into in a class and there he barricaded himself shooting at the students and two teachers. 

In the end, a specialized team of police arrived. to the school, where he managed to enter the classroom and shot down to Ramos. 

On Tuesday, the police chief of the Uvalde School District, Pete Arredondo, affirmed that that Ramos acted He was alone and had no help from anyone. 

Local media outlets reported that Ramos had allegedly uploaded photos of weapons to an Instagram account, which has since been suspended.  

The newspaper The Washington Post, which has spoken with relatives and friends of the aggressor, described Ramos as a lonely young man who suffered He was bullied at school for his trouble speaking in childhood and was raised in a broken home. 

In recent years, he had had violent reactions against people more nearby and unknown. 

The authorities have indicated that Ramos had recently turned 18 and that he fired a gun. against his grandmother with weapons bought this month.& nbsp;

The ABC News network has specified, citing security sources, that Ramos complied & oacute; 18 years old on May 16 and that he bought six days later.

Ramos’ grandfather, Rolando Reyes, 72, told ABC News he had no idea his grandson had bought two AR-15 rifles or that he had them in his house. 

Reyes took aim. that on Tuesday morning, before the shooting, he did not see anything unusual that predicted what was going to happen. According to him, the suspect had a small argument with the grandmother about the telephone bill. 

Ramos lived with his grandparents after having quarreled with his mother and occupied one of the rooms of the house where he slept on a mattress on the floor, revealed Reyes to ABC News.