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Salvador Ramos’ horror gun posts and TikTok warning for ‘kids to be SCARED’ after buying rifles on 18th birthday
HORROR posts by suspected Texas school shooter Salvador Ramos feature rifles and an eerie warning for kids to "be scared" in real life.
Ramos, named by Governor Greg Abbott as the shooter in the Robb Elementary School massacre, reportedly shot his grandmother and crashed his car before killing 19 students and two teachers.
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Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez, speaking to CNN, made mention of Ramos' threatening social media posts after stating that the suspect bought the weapons used in the mass shooting on his 18th birthday in the Uvalde area.
Ramos' TikTok bio read: "Kids be scared irl [in real life]."
The account, which displayed only one video of a mobile game, was taken down following the shooting.
Both of Ramos' alleged social media accounts on TikTok and Instagram featured the same photo and the line "TheBiggestOpp."
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The suspect also reportedly messaged a girl he did not know on Instagram and tagged her in a photo of his guns, possibly alluding to the shooting.
“You gonna repost my gun pics,” wrote the shooter.
The person he tagged, who claims that she does not know the shooter and doesn’t live in Texas, asked: “What your guns gotta do with me?”
The shooter writes back: “Just wanted to tag you.”
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Throughout the conversation, which the Instagram user provided through screenshots, the shooter kept sending vague messages.
“I’m about to,” he writes without any explanation. He then responded with: “I’ll tell you before 11” when the user asked what his original message meant.
“I’ll text you in a hour.
“But you HAVE TO RESPOND. I got a lil secret. I wanna tell u”
In a statement posted to the user’s story, they wrote: “The only reason I responded to him was because I was afraid of him.
“I wish I stayed awake to at least try to convince him to not commit his crime I didn’t know.
“I don’t know him and I don’t even live in Texas.”
Reports indicate Ramos' social media profiles have been removed following the shooting.
A number of copycat profiles have been created, circulating Ramos' photos of his guns and magazines.
DETAILS CONTINUE TO EMERGE
Senator Gutierrez told CNN that Ramos was a high schooler who was originally from North Dakota. It was unclear if he was currently attending school in Uvalde.
Texas officials said he was heavily armed and wearing some type of protective gear at the time of the attack on the school.
Abbott said in an initial update that Ramos “shot and killed — horrifically, incomprehensibly" more than a dozen people, mostly children.
Citing preliminary reports, Abbott said that Ramos was killed by responding officers.
Authorities say they believe Ramos acted alone though a motive for the shooting remains unknown.
FIRST VICTIMS NAMED
Names of victims in the shooting have begun to emerge in the hours after the horrific attack.
Eva Mireles was a fourth grade teacher at the elementary school. Her aunt, Lydia Martinez Delgado, shared photos of the woman on Facebook.
"I'm furious that these shootings continue. These children are innocent. Rifles should not be easily available to all. This is my hometown, a small community of less than 20,000," Delgado said in a statement, per ABC News.
"I never imagined this would happen to especially loved ones ... All we can do is pray hard for our country, state, schools, and especially the families of all."
Mireles had been an educator for 17 years, according to the . She was married to a UCISD officer, had one daughter, and three pets.
Xavier Lopez, 10, was also named as a victim by family members, who created a to help cover the young boy's funeral expenses.
'ACTIVE SHOOTER'
Reports of shots fired were called in at 11.32am, according to officials.
Ramos was reportedly shot dead in a stand-off as law enforcement responded to calls of an active shooter at the school.
Senator Gutierrez confirmed that Ramos shot his grandmother before heading to the elementary school. His grandmother was said to be "still hanging on" at a San Antonio hospital.
Ramos reportedly abandoned his vehicle and entered the elementary school with a gun. He may also have had a rifle with him, according to Governor Abbott.
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Uvalde Memorial Hospital confirmed they received 13 children for treatment. Two students who arrived at UMH were deceased on arrival, the hospital said.
Officials were still processing the scene as of late Tuesday.
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