Editing Salvador Ramos (section)

===The shooting===
On May 24, 2022, Ramos and his 66-year-old grandmother had an argument at their home in Uvalde about his failure to graduate from high school, during which he shot her in the forehead before taking her truck. She survived and sought help from neighbors while police were called, and was then airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio in critical condition.

Using his Facebook account, Ramos sent three private messages to a 15-year-old girl from Germany whom he met online prior to the shooting: the first to say that he was going to shoot his grandmother, a second to say that he had shot his grandmother, and a third, about 15 minutes before the shooting, to say that he was going to open fire at an elementary school. A spokesperson for Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said the posts were "private one-to-one text messages" discovered after the shooting took place.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11022479/Uvalde-gunman-nicknamed-school-shooter-sent-messages-rape-violence-prior-massacre.html Salvador Ramos' 15-year-old German friend replied 'cool' when he text her saying he'd blasted his grandmother in face and was planning on shooting up an elementary school, report reveals], ''The Daily Mail''</ref>

Ramos crashed his grandmother's truck through a barricade and into a concrete ditch outside Robb Elementary School at 11:28 a.m. CDT (UTC–5). According to police and security camera footage, he was wearing a plate carrier—a type of tactical vest—without armor inserts, a backpack, and all-black clothing while carrying a handgun, an AR-15 style rifle, and standard capacity magazines. A witness said he first fired at two people at a nearby funeral home, both of whom escaped uninjured. He then dropped a black bag with ammunition inside and ventured further into the school. Soon after, police reported receiving 9-1-1 calls about a vehicle having crashed near the school and a person armed with a rifle who had been seen heading inside. The perpetrator walked into the school through its south entrance between 11:30 and 11:40.

The majority of the shooting occurred inside the building within the first few minutes; Ramos was in the building for 40 to 60 minutes while armed police remained outside the classroom and building. Officers arrived four minutes after the perpetrator entered the school and attempted to make entry, but retreated after he fired at them. Officers were not successful in establishing negotiations with Ramos. The United States Marshals Service drove nearly 70 miles to the school and arrived at 12:10 p.m. where they helped officers initially confront the shooter, render first aid, and secure the perimeter. 

After entering the building, Ramos walked down two short hallways, entered a classroom that was internally connected to another classroom, and opened fire on the children and two teachers in the room. All of the victims were located in the fourth grade classroom where he locked the door. According to a male student who hid in the adjoining classroom, Ramos came in and crouched a bit, saying "it's time to die", before starting shooting. Afterwards, an officer had called out "Yell if you need help!" In response, a girl in the same classroom said "Help", Ramos heard the girl, entered the classroom, and shot her. The student said that the officer then barged into the classroom, Ramos shot at the officer, and then more officers started shooting. Ramos fired a total of 116 rounds.

The UCISD police chief estimated that the shooting began at 11:32; according to a Facebook post by the school, the school was locked down at 11:43 in response to gunshots heard in the vicinity. According to a Texas DPS lieutenant, first responding officers had insufficient manpower and were unable to enter the classroom, and they instead evacuated children and teachers by breaking windows around the school. 

Ramos stayed in the classroom for around one hour, hiding behind a steel door that officers were unable to open until they obtained a master key from the principal. At 12:17 p.m., UCISD sent out a message on Twitter that there was an active shooter at the elementary school. A Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) agent rushed to the scene after receiving a text message from his wife, a teacher there. Prior to this, the officer had been off duty and was about to get a haircut before receiving the news. The officer immediately set out with a shotgun his barber had lent him and arrived on scene approximately an hour after the first responders arrived. As UCISD officers exchanged fire with the shooter, BORTAC agents joined them in response to a request for assistance; one sustained an injury. According to Governor Greg Abbott, the injured Border Patrol agent shot Ramos.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are assisting local police in the investigation. Ramos's guns and magazines were recovered by law enforcement for analysis.