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‘They think they know everything’

Rolando Reyes said his grandson was quiet but he would sometimes take him to work with him.

“Sometimes, I’d take him to work with me. Not all the time, but sometimes. This past year he didn’t go to school. He didn’t graduate. You would try to tell him, but kids nowadays they think they know everything,” the 74-year-old told ABC.

Reyes was out of the house on Tuesday when the teen shot his grandmother.

A neighbor called him to tell him his wife had been shot, but by the time he got back to the house, Ramos had escaped in his grandmother’s car.

Suspect’s grandfather comments

Ramos’ grandfather, Rolando Reyes, told  that he had no idea that his grandson had purchased the weapons or that they were in his house.

Reyes, 74, who has a past felony conviction, cannot have firearms in his house, saying he would have turned his grandson in if he knew.

The 74-year-old said there were no signs the morning of the shooting that anything unusual was going to happen.

He revealed Ramos had a minor argument with his grandmother over the payment of a phone bill, but nothing significant.

Shooter’s friends say Ramos was bullied

A friend claimed that Ramos, 18, used to shoot people at random using a BB gun.

Others said he had an obsession with the video game Call of Duty and cut his own face with a knife just for fun.

Ramos was also bullied in school, according to his best friend in eighth grade Stephen Garcia.

Shooter spent about $4k on weapons

It has been estimated that the teen would have spent around $4,000 on his weapons, ammunition and tactical-style vest.

One of the weapons the gunman bought was an $1,870 Daniel Defense weapon which he reportedly posted a receipt for on Yubo.

OneStar memorial fund

In his press conference, Greg Abbott mentioned that the Texas nonprofit OneStar is creating a memorial fund for the Uvalde community.

On their , the foundation wrote, "Accompanying our condolences is an opportunity to take action to support our neighbors in Uvalde."

"In partnership with the Uvalde CISD, First State Bank has created the Robb School Memorial Fund to assist the families and community affected by this tragedy.";

Border patrol agent rushes to help, part three

Two cops provided cover as the brave off-duty border agent guided dozens of "hysterical" children out of the school and onto the sidewalk, he said.

Albarado eventually found his eight-year-old daughter, embraced her, and moved on to get more students out.

Border patrol agent rushes to help, continued

Albarado's daughter, a second-grader, was locked inside a bathroom while his wife hid under the desks with her students.

He arrived as a tactical team prepared to storm the school and made a pact with officers to help evacuate as many students as possible.

He fearlessly ran into the area of the school he knew his daughter was located and searched for her while clearing all the classes in that wing.

Border patrol agent helps teacher wife

Border agent Jacob Albarado was getting a haircut when he received a horrifying message from his wife Trisha, who was held up at Robb Elementary School by the active gunman.

"There's an active shooter," the fourth-grade teacher wrote. "Help!" and ended with a chilling "I love you".

Albarado, a US Customs and Border Protection, told  he leaped out of his seat, grabbed his barber's shotgun, and sped off towards the school.

Texas authorities pull out of NRA speaking slots

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced in a he would not be attending the NRA convention in light of the shooting.

“While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde,."

Former President Donald Trump makes a statement

At the NRA convention in Houston, Texas, Trump gave his opinion on the school shooting.

“The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens,” he said.

“The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens."

Who started incel culture, continued

In 2000, the student realized she was bisexual, became more comfortable with her sexual identity, and gave up the site to a stranger.

Since the early 2000s, the subculture has expanded onto websites like love-shy.com, IncelSupport, as well as into online communities like Reddit, 4chan and Gab.

Who started incel culture?

The first online community to use the term incel was reported in 1993, when a Canadian university student known only as Alana, created a website in order to discuss her sexual inactivity with others.

The website, Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project, was used by people of all genders to share their thoughts and experiences.

In 1997, Alana started a mailing list on the topic for anybody of any gender who was lonely, had never had sex, or who hadn't had a relationship in a long time.

History of incel shooters

Incel believers are members of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

According to reports, since 2014 at least six mass murders, which resulted in 44 deaths, have been committed by incel men.

The teen Yubo user said Ramos, who killed his own grandmother before shooting everyone in his path at the school, was also anti-gay and racist and used the platform to make hate-filled live streams.

“Disturbing threats” to girls, continued

The female Yubo user told The Sun: “He would tell people to lock their doors, don’t show up to school tomorrow, just classic s**t that creeps on the internet say. I never knew it would manifest into this.

“The threats were mostly toward women in response to them rejecting him."

“He would threaten to rape girls, he would always say he had the power to make us go missing, it was honestly just typical stuff you hear on apps like Yubo & Discord etc, just creeps you have to ignore."

Shooter sent "disturbing threats" to girls

Salvador Ramos was an incel who "threatened to kidnap and rape girls who rejected him" on a "daily basis" in chilling live streams, The Sun can reveal.

Ramos reportedly used Yubo to make his vile rants, a social network where users can create video live streams with up to 10 friends.

In messages shared with The Sun, he told one teen who had rejected him: "You're going to regret not doing what I say" then in another he said: "Go jump off a bridge".

Yubo told The Sun it was investigating an account that had been taken down from the platform - and was sharing information with cops.

Controversial take from Wyoming senator

After the interviewer questioned if tighter background checks would be a solution for averting mass killings in the wake of this week's terrible shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson gave the controversial response during an appearance with on Thursday.

Sen. Johnson suggested that the solution to school shootings is "stronger families" and "more supportive communities" rather than gun regulation legislation.

“We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. Now we’re teaching ‘wokeness.' We’re indoctrinating our children with things like CRT. Telling some children that they’re not equal to others and they’re the cause of people’s problems. There’s a sickness.”

Shooter was in school for an hour

Authorities have faced criticism for the contradictory nature of the information published regarding the shooting spree's timeframe, specifically the amount of time the gunman was at the school before being fatally shot, reported.

According to Steven McCraw, the Uvalde School District police chief, Pedro Arredondo, was serving as commander throughout law enforcement's reaction to the mass shooting.

Before entering the classrooms, the cops waited for roughly 40 minutes.

As the cops stood outside, several youngsters dialed 911 and asked for assistance, according to McCraw.

During the wait for room keys and tactical equipment, the cops did nothing, according to a state official during a press conference.

'Yubo school shooter'

According to a  report, Salvador Ramos, 18, was known on social media as the "Yubo school shooter" and made additional threats before reportedly killing 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Ramos had a verified account on the Yubo messaging app, where he harassed other users and made multiple comments about rape, according to social media communications that surfaced after Tuesday's horrific shooting, Sky News said.

'More children would die' after an AR-15 ban

Senator Ted Cruz claims that outlawing the high-powered military-style gun used by mass shooters in a series of school shootings will result in more children dying.

He said that Americans would no longer be able to use long rifles to halt robberies on the street, per the .

Cruz made the claim during remarks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston, less than 300 miles from Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

'He had his reasons for what he did'

Adriana Martinez, the mother of disturbed 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos, sobbed in her car, insisting she had no idea what had triggered her son's rage, but she acknowledged that he must have had his "reasons."

Martinez told Spanish-language outlet : "I have no words to say, I don’t know what he was thinking.

“He had his reasons for doing what he did. Please don’t judge him. I only want the innocent children who died to forgive me,” she said. “Forgive me, forgive my son. I know he had his reasons.” 

All shooting victims identified by name

Among the victims of the Texas shooting that saw 21 killed are two pairs of 10-year-old cousins, as well as a teacher who died as a "hero" trying to protect her young students.

All the victims have been named, per the :

• Eva Mireles, 44
• Irma García, 46
• Uziyah Garcia, 8
• Eliana “Ellie” Lugo-Garcia, 9
• Amerie Jo Garza, 10
• Makenna Lee Elrod, 10
• Xavier James Lopez, 10
• Jose Flores, 10
• Navaeh Bravo, 10
• Alithia Ramirez, 10
• Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, 10
• Eliahana “Elijah” Cruz Torres, 10
• Tess Marie Mata, 10
• Rojelio Torres, 10
• Layla Salazar, 10
• Maite Rodriguez, 10
• Cousins Jailah Nicole Silguero and Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10
• Cousins Jackie Jaylen Cazares and Annabelle Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10
• Miranda Mathis, 11

Matthew McConaughey returns to hometown

After this week's tragic massacre, Matthew McConaughey returned to his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, according to the .

On Friday, the actor paid a visit to the place where he grew up for the first 12 years of his life.

The 52-year-old, whose mother Kay worked as a teacher at Uvalde's St Philip's Episcopal School, paid a visit to school district employees and was pictured with them inside their offices.

San Francisco Giants manager will sit out anthem

Gabe Kapler, the manager of the San Francisco Giants, told reporters ahead of the team's Memorial Day Weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds that he would skip the US national anthem on Friday and that he would refrain from performing any pregame national anthems "until I feel better about the direction of our country."

'19 children died! That's on your hands!'

Senator Ted Cruz was challenged by a gun control activist at a dinner in Houston following his address on Friday, one of the few remaining lawmakers who didn't bail out ahead of the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Texas this weekend.

“19 children died! That’s on your hands! That’s on your hands! Ted Cruz, that’s on your hands!”

Robb Elementary statement

The rest of the  reads:

Uvalde CISD Staff are to report to their campuses tomorrow. School counselors will be available at all campuses to provide counseling support. Surrounding community counselors will be available at the Civic Center tomorrow to assist the Robb students, parents and faculty with counseling support. This is a tragic time in our district, we will come together to begin the healing process.

This is a difficult time for everyone, however the gentle support all school community members give to each other during this time is the first step in healing. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your campus principal or your child’s school counselor.