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Salvador Ramos 2022 Mass Murderer

Background

Salvador Rolando Ramos was born on May 16, 2004, in North Dakota and later lived in Uvalde, Texas, with his grandparents. He was described as shy, socially isolated, and a victim of bullying due to a speech impediment. Ramos dropped out of high school because of poor attendance and declining academic performance . In the days following his 18th birthday (May 16, 2022), Ramos legally purchased two AR-15-style rifles and large amounts of ammunition at local licensed dealers .

May 24, 2022 – Attack Begins

On the morning of May 24, 2022, Ramos had an argument with his 66-year-old grandmother over a phone bill. He shot her in the face at their home in Uvalde; she survived and managed to call the police . He then stole the family truck, crashed it in a ravine near Robb Elementary School at about **11:28 a.m. CDT**, and proceeded toward the school wearing body armor and armed with rifles .

The Shooting at Robb Elementary School

At approximately **11:30–11:33 a.m.**, Ramos entered Robb Elementary School—specifically classrooms 111 and 112—through a door that had been propped open. He fired more than 100 rounds in a span of minutes . Schools locked down by **11:43 a.m.** . Inside a single classroom, Ramos killed **21 people**—**19 children** and **2 teachers**—and injured **17 others** before being shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol tactical agents roughly **77 minutes** after entering, around **12:50 p.m.** . ...Read More
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Killer's Details

Ramos

Salvador

5/24/2022

11:30 AM

80

12:50 PM

715

Old Carrizo Rd

Uvalde

TX

Uvalde County

78801

29.199261

-99.787959

Elementary school

18

67

145

1

1

Yes

Yes

Yes

1

2 Firearms

tactical vest that holds extra ammunition, 58 magazines, 1,657 rounds of ammunition

08/14/2025


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