US President Joe Biden has ordered the US flag to be flown at half-mast until sunset on Saturday 28 May following the mass shooting.
In a statement, he ordered US flags across all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations, and all naval vessels to be flown at half mast, as well as flags at embassies, consular offices and military and naval facilities in the US and abroad.
At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a town of around 16,000 people 83 miles west of San Antonio.
Here's what we know so far.
- Of the dead, 14 were students and one was a teacher
- The suspect was an 18-year-old male who lived in the Uvalde area named Salvador Ramos. He is dead and is thought to have been killed by police
- The pupils at the school were in second, third, and fourth grades, meaning they were between the ages of 7 and 10
- At least two people are in a critical condition - a 10-year-old girl and a 66-year-old woman
- Two police officers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, but were not seriously hurt
- The shooter's motive remains unclear
