WATCH: Beto O’Rourke confronts Gov. Greg Abbott at Uvalde press conference
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Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting
A gunman killed at least 20 people — 19 students and a teacher — at an elementary school in Uvalde on Tuesday and also killed his grandmother, according to Texas officials. The gunman is dead as well.
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Beto O’Rourke was escorted out of a press conference Wednesday as Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas leaders addressed the school shooting in Uvalde that left at least 21 people dead.
The press conference included Republicans Abbott, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Abbott thanked law enforcement officials and said that although the incident was horrific, it could have been worse if police had not responded as quickly as they did.
When Abbott was going to pass the microphone to Patrick, O’Rourke stood in front of the speakers and said they’re doing nothing to prevent gun violence.
“This is totally predictable,” said O’Rourke, a Democrat and former U.S. representative from El Paso who faces Abbott in the November election for governor.
A battle of words ensued between O’Rourke and another individual on the stage who demanded that O’Rourke leave.
“This isn’t the place to talk this over,” the individual said.
The mass shooting is one of several in Texas in recent years, including attacks at a church in Sutherland Springs, a high School in Santa Fe, a Walmart in El Paso and in the Midland-Odessa area.
This story was originally published May 26, 2022 at 8:21 AM.
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