Sarah Sanders, who won the Republican nomination for governor in Arkansas on Tuesday, invoked the fatal shooting of at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school as a “stark and humbling reminder of just how precious life is”.

“Every single life has value and the most vulnerable among us should be those that we are fighting for and protecting the most,” Ms Sanders said.

“I can assure you that in my administration, that’s exactly what we will do. We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they’re as safe as they are in the classroom, the workplace, the nursing home, because every stage of life has value.”

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr called for stricter gun control after the Texas school shooting.

A visibly shaken Kerr, who has been an advocate of tighter gun laws, said he would not discuss the Warriors’ Eastern Conference finals game against the Dallas Mavericks.

“Any basketball questions don’t matter … ," a-t-il déclaré aux journalistes. “In the last 10 journées, we’ve had elderly black people killed in a supermarket in Buffalo, we’ve had Asian churchgoers killed in Southern California.

He also slammed lawmakers for blocking efforts to advance gun control measures.

“Do you realise that 90 pour cent des Américains, regardless of political party, want background checks, universal background checks? 90 per cent of us,” Kerr said.

“We are being held hostage by 50 Senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what we the American people want. They won’t vote on it because they want to hold on to their own power.”

The students at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas were two days away from their summer break when Tuesday’s massacre unfolded.

They had visited the zoo and participated in a gifted-and-talented showcase, recent posts on the school’s Facebook page showed.

Tuesday was awards day, according to the calendar, and pupils were invited to wear a nice outfit and fun shoes as part of a “footloose and fancy” theme.

But at around 11.43 am a note was posted on the Facebook feed: “Please know at this time Robb Elementary is under a Lockdown Status due to gunshots in the area. The pupils and staff are safe in the building.”

Then came another message: “There is an active shooter at Robb Elementary. Law enforcement is on site.”

This was followed by more devastating news: the 18-year-old gunman opened fire at the school killing 19 children and two adults

“Our hearts are breaking for the families that have been affected by this evil,” Susan Vanderwier of Indiana wrote on the school’s Facebook page.

Nineteen students and two adults were shot dead in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, mardi, officials have confirmed.

A lone gunman is believed to have opened fire shortly before midday at Robb Elementary School and the school was immediately placed into lockdown.

Mr Abbott confirmed the shooter, who he named as Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old from Uvalde, had been killed.

“He shot and killed horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and a teacher,” said governor Greg Abbott before the death toll was ultimately revised upwards.

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A gunman who killed at least 19 students and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday has been named as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos.

He was a student at Uvalde High School who lived in the small city 130 km (80 milles) à l'ouest de San Antonio, according to governor Greg Abbott.

Ramos had hinted on social media that an attack could be coming, state senator Roland Gutierrez, who was briefed by police, told reporters. “He suggested the kids should watch out,” the lawmaker said.

He reportedly shot his grandmother before driving to Robb Elementary just before midday on Tuesday, Mr Abbott said at a news briefing on Tuesday afternoon.

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Basketball superstar LeBron James has made a strongly worded statement on the Texas shooting that left at least 15 people dead.

“My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX!” Mr James tweeted. “Like when is enough enough man!!! These are kids and we keep putting them in harms way at school. Like seriously ‘AT SCHOOL’ where it’s suppose to be the safest!"

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Just hours after a school shooting claimed at least 15 lives in Texas, the state’s attorney general called for what he said was the only possible solution: arming teachers.

“The reality is we don’t have the resources to have law enforcement at every school,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said. “It takes time for law enforcement, no matter how prepared, no matter how good they are, to get there. So having the right training for some of these people at the school is the best hope.”

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The student death toll has risen to 19, according to Texas officials. Two adults were also killed in the shooting.

Twitter users are lashing out at Senator Ted Cruz after he offered his “prayers” for the children killed in Uvalde, Texas, but made no mention of gun control.

“Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde,” the Republican senator tweeted on Tuesday. “We are in close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still unfolding. Thank you to heroic law enforcement & first responders for acting so swiftly.”

But on Twitter, many pointed out Mr Cruz’s fervent opposition to gun control legislation. En fait, Mr Cruz is slated to speak at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting in Houston later this week.

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The family members of victims of the shooting lined up for a swab to share DNA with investigators, according to a local report.