Shooter at Uvalde elementary school under arrest, injured being treated in San Antonio

University Health in San Antonio said it received two patients from the shooting, an adult and a child.

click to enlarge Robb Elementary School in Uvalde still has a significant police presence after an active shooter incident. - Google Street View
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Robb Elementary School in Uvalde still has a significant police presence after an active shooter incident.
Authorities have taken a suspect into custody following an "active shooter" incident Tuesday that killed at least two people at an elementary school in Uvalde, 90 minutes west of San Antonio, ABC News reports.

Uvalde Memorial Hospital said in a Facebook post  that it's received 13 children from the incident at Robb Elementary School, two of whom were dead when they arrived. Two children were transferred to San Antonio and another was pending transfer at the time of the post.

University Health in San Antonio tweeted that it received two patients from the shooting, an adult and a child. "They are currently being evaluated so we don’t have a condition to release at this time," the hospital noted.


Police are maintaining a presence at the campus, and authorities have asked people to stay away, KSAT reports. The San Antonio Police Department has sent resources to the school, according to a statement supplied to the Current.

This is a breaking story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.

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