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Parishioners mourn at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. On May 24, 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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Mireyah Chavez, 10, center, a student at Robb Elementary School who was present during the shooting, is comforted during a prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday night, May 24, 2022. Harrowing details began to emerge Wednesday of the massacre inside a Texas elementary school, as anguished families learned whether their children were among those killed by an 18-year-old gunman?•s rampage in the city of Uvalde hours earlier. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)
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A girl cries, comforted by two adults, outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to the media after interrupting a press conference held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting on May 24 at Robb Elementary School.
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People mourn outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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Law enforcement officers speak together outside of Robb Elementary School following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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A girl cries outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.
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People grieve outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, where the community has gathered in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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A woman cries Tuesday May 24, 2022 as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center. At least 14 students and 1 teacher were killed will a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Law enforcement officials work Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Uvalde High School after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at nearby Robb Elementary School.
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Members of the community gather at the City of Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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People sit on the curb outside of Robb Elementary School as State troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.
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People leave the Uvalde Civic Center Tuesday, May 24, 2022. At least 14 students and 1 teacher were killed when a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Students from the school were evacuated to the civic center.
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People are helped crossing the street to Uvalde Memorial Hospital, where several people believed to be hurt in a shooting at or near a school are being treated in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A large police presence at the hospital was keeping most people out.
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A woman and a child leave the Uvalde Civic Center Tuesday May 24, 2022. At least 14 students and 1 teacher were killed will a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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A family comforts one another as they leave Uvalde Memorial Hospital, where several people believed to be hurt in a shooting at a school are being treated in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A large police presence at the hospital was keeping most people out.
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A woman cries Tuesday May 24, 2022 as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center. At least 14 students and 1 teacher were killed will a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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A law enforcement officer tells people Tuesday afternoon, May 24, 2022 that Uvalde High School is secure after a school shooting at the nearby Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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The American flag, the California flag, and City of Anaheim flag are lowered to half staff during a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, prior to the baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 24, 2022 in Anaheim, California.
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A family grieves outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 25: Community member Amanda Welch brings flowers to lay at Robb Elementary School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, during the mass shooting, 19 students and 2 adults were killed, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 25: A family brings flowers to lay at Robb Elementary School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, during the mass shooting, 19 students and 2 adults were killed, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) looks on as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference at Uvalde High School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. On May 24, 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) looks on during a press conference at Uvalde High School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. On May 24, 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 25: A family waits to lay flowers at Robb Elementary School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, during the mass shooting, 19 students and 2 adults were killed, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference at Uvalde High School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. On May 24, 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to the media after interrupting a press conference held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Uvalde High School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting on May 24 at Robb Elementary School. The shooter, identified as 18 year old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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Catholic faithful attend a Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde Texas, on May 25, 2022, one day after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary school. - The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into the school and killed 19 children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in the US. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Catholic faithful depart after a Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde Texas, on May 25, 2022, one day after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary school. - The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into the school and killed 19 children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in the US. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas Governor Greg Abbott during a press conference to provide updates on the Uvalde elementary school shooting, at Uvalde High School in Uvalde, Texas on May 25, 2022. - The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into the school and killed 19 children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in the US. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: In this aerial view, law enforcement works on scene at Robb Elementary School where at least 21 people were killed yesterday, including 19 children, on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. The shooter, identified as 18 year old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott with other officials, holds a press conference to provide updates on the Uvalde elementary school shooting, at Uvalde High School in Uvalde, Texas on May 25, 2022. - The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into the school and killed 19 children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in the US. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
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UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 24: A family grieves outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, 19 students and 2 adults were killed, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow LessThe gunman who authorities say killed 21 people in a South Texas community – 19 of them elementary school students – legally purchased two rifles in the days following his 18th birthday, authorities said.
Officials said they recovered the two AR-15 style rifles from the scene at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The gunman, who had attended Uvalde High School, purchased one of the rifles from a federally licensed gun store on May 17, the day after his 18th birthday, according to authorities and Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, who said law enforcement officials briefed him on the purchases.
