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Who was Salvador Ramos victim Eva Mireles?

On May 24, 2022, Salvador Ramos reportedly opened fire using a rifle at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

One of his first victims to be identified was elementary teacher Eva Mireles.

Eva Mireles was the first victim identified in the Robb Elementary school shooting
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Eva Mireles was the first victim identified in the Robb Elementary school shootingCredit: Robb Elementary

Who is Salvador Ramos victim Eva Mireles?

Eva Mireles was a fourth grade elementary teacher at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and Salvador's first victim.

Eva was married to Rubin Ruiz, who's a police officer in the Uvalde school district and is responsible for holding active shooter drills within schools.

She also had a college graduate daughter called Adalynn.

According to the , Eva had been working in education for 17 years.

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In her free time she enjoyed engaging in physical activity such as running, hiking and sometimes even riding a bike.

She also had three pets with her family called Callie, Kane and Koda.

Eva's aunt, Lydia Martinez Delgado issued a statement through ABC7NY saying: "I'm furious that these shooting continue.

"These children are innocent.

"Rifles should not be easily available to all.

"This is my hometown, a small community of less than 20,000.

"I never imagines this would happen to especially loved ones.

"All we can do is pray hard for our country, state, schools and especially the families of all."

What happened at the Uvalde school shooting?

On May 24, 18-year old Salvador Ramos shot his grandmother before he headed over to the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas for a school shooting.

The Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez told CNN that his grandmother was "still hanging on" at the hospital.

Sources told KPRC 2 Investigates that Ramos shot his grandmother during an argument.

He then drove his vehicle to the school and crashed it in a ditch before going on to make a major massacre at the school.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that Salvador was killed by responding officers and the reason for the attack remains unknown.

After his eighteenth birthday, which was reportedly on May 16, he bought two weapons in the Uvalde area.

He bought two AR platform rifles on May 17 and May 20.

One was left in Salvador's car and the other was found by police in the elementary school along with seven 30-round magazines.

On May 18, Salvador bought 375 rounds of 5.56 ammunition.

Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson LT Chris Olivarez said: "As soon as he made entry into the school he started shooting children, teachers, whoever was in his way, he was shooting everybody."

It is reported that nineteen school children and two teachers were found dead in the gun massacre.

Uvalde Memorial Hospital confirmed that 13 children arrived at the facility for treatment.

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The University Health in San Antonio revealed that they received two other patients which were a 10-year-old child and a 66-year-old adult who are both in critical condition.

reported that two additional adult victims were being treated in the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio but do not "have a condition to release at the time."

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