- At least 19 children and two teachers were killed when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday morning in what's become the deadliest school shooting in the state's history.
- An 18-year-old gunman wearing body armor crashed his car in a ditch near the school, then, after getting past law enforcement, entered a classroom and locked himself inside, killing 21 people.
- The gunman was fatally shot by law enforcement officers responding to the shooting at the grade school in Uvalde, about 80 miles west of San Antonio.
- On Wednesday, President Joe Biden again called on Congress to pass gun reform legislation. He said he believes gun reforms can be passed that would have a “significant impact” on the amount of violence with “no negative impact on the Second Amendment.”