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Uvalde school shooting: Shooter bought guns days before massacre, ATF says

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Officers broke into the classroom and killed the gunman. Police and others responding to the attack also went around breaking windows to help people escape.

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  1. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Uvalde school shooting: Shooter bought guns days before massacre, ATF says (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Officers broke into the classroom and killed the gunman. Police and others responding to the attack also went around breaking windows to help people escape.

  2. ABC 12 Flint

    Uvalde school shooting suspect was a loner who bought two assault rifles for his 18th birthday (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The suspect who killed 19 kids and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was a local high school student with few if any friends who officials said

  3. WFAA Dallas

    Uvalde school mass shooting: Shooter bought guns days before massacre, ATF says (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    Officers broke into the classroom and killed the gunman. Police and others responding to the attack also went around breaking windows to help people escape.

  4. Newsweek

    Uvalde shooter bought firearm on 18th birthday due to Texas gun law change (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Salvador Ramos reportedly bought a rifle as soon as he was legally allowed to purchase a firearm.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Uvalde Gunman Bought Two Guns on His 18th Birthday, Texas Senator Says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Texas Sen. Gutierrez says the man suspected of killing at least 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday bought two guns on his 18th birthday earlier this month.

  6. NBC News

    Gunman entered Uvalde elementary school unobstructed and started shooting, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Texas Department of Public Safety released additional information about how the shooter made entry to the school.

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