At least 15 people have been killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school, officials said Tuesday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said 14 students and a teacher were killed in the shooting in Uvalde, about 135 miles west of San Antonio.
Abbott said the suspect, an 18-year-old man living in Uvalde, was also dead.
Hospital officials said 13 children were previously taken by ambulance or bus to Uvalde Memorial Hospital.
The health of these children is unclear, as they are now among those killed.
Another hospital, San Antonio University Hospital, said earlier that a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.
Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is being evacuated by police after a shooting on Tuesday. (Marco Bello / Reuters)
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said an active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School, which has an enrollment of just under 600 students. Earlier, the district had said that all schools in the district were closed due to gunfire in the area.
School and city officials did not immediately return messages asking for comments.
Police responded Tuesday to a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (Dario Lopez-Mills / The Associated Press)