The Russian Consul General said whether Russians were among the dead and injured at the school in Texas.

Russia’s Consul General to Texas Alexander Zakharov said that there is currently no information that there are no Russians among the injured and killed in the shooting at a school in the city of Yuvalda. TASS.

We contacted the Yuvald Police Department. [В полицейском управлении города — «Газета.Ru»] They said they did not yet know that Russian-speaking children were among the victims,” Zakharov said.

The attack took place at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas. According to district governor Greg Abbott, the shooting at the educational institution was opened by 18-year-old high school student Salvador Ramos, who had previously shot at his grandmother. As a result of the attack, 15 people, including 14 students and a teacher, lost their lives. Among the injured are two police officers who arrived at the scene.

The attacker was armed with a pistol and possibly a rifle.

Previously became knownUS flags will be lowered at half-mast in memory of the victims of the Texas elementary school shooting.