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(172,911 posts)and?
milestogo
(23,205 posts)I wonder what the shooter's connection was to this school.
Did he know someone there?
Did he go to school there?
Why target little kids?
sop
(19,352 posts)motivated shooting.
LeftInTX
(34,853 posts)malaise
(298,036 posts)Uvalde, TX | Data USAhttps://datausa.io profile geo uvalde-tx
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Uvalde, TX are White (Hispanic) (78.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (14%), Other (Hispanic) (4.18%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.37%), .
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He shot and killed his grandmother before he reached the school
Tickle
(4,131 posts)I apologize if it changes
18-year-old Salvador Ramos
a student at Uvalde High School.
The suspect also allegedly shot his grandmother before entering the school and again opening fire, Abbott said. He did not say anything further about her condition.
Abbott said the shooter had a handgun and also possibly a rifle.
Baitball Blogger
(52,729 posts)Tickle
(4,131 posts)My brother had called me to talk about it and when he said the shooter was dead I figure he wasn't white. funny how that works.
regnaD kciN
(27,703 posts)that it turned out it wasnt a white guy killing Latino children.
Tickle
(4,131 posts)and agree
sad isn't it
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)malaise
(298,036 posts)White hispanic
regnaD kciN
(27,703 posts)maxsolomon
(39,144 posts)A person who speaks Spanish or Portuguese descent who doesn't also have Native American (or African) heritage. I've been asked about it after answer "White" on medical forms.
IDK why it was brought up.
malaise
(298,036 posts)Uvalde, TX | Data USAhttps://datausa.io profile geo uvalde-tx
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Uvalde, TX are White (Hispanic) (78.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (14%), Other (Hispanic) (4.18%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.37%), .
WhiskeyGrinder
(27,232 posts)Race, as a social construct, is malleable.
Tickle
(4,131 posts)Luz
(923 posts)hunter
(40,862 posts)LeftInTX
(34,853 posts)They like to hunt over there.
Big game ranches. Stuff like that
rockfordfile
(8,742 posts)XanaDUer2
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