Gunman kills at least 19 children at Texas elementary school

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom

Nineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.

Investigators say the suspect was armed with a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazines.

The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. Gov. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.

The attack also came just 10 days after a deadly, racist rampage at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that added to a yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. And the prospects for any reform of the nation’s gun regulations seemed as dim as in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook deaths.

President Joe Biden appeared ready for a fight, calling for new gun restrictions in an address to the nation hours after the attack.