Only a few days after the tragedy in Buffalo, America was again affected by a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, in a small town in Texas. A tragic event, which caused the death of 18 children and two adults. Salvador Ramos is the perpetrator of the crimes. This teenager and 18-year-old American citizen did not manage to escape since he was killed during an exchange of fire with the police. Since then, investigators have been trying to obtain detailed information on the profile of the young killer. One of the sergeants would have indicated that he did not know whether or not he was known to the police. On the other hand, there is no doubt that he acted alone.
We also know that he had an Instagram account, since deleted, on which he had already posted weapons, including two semi-automatic rifles bought on his 18th birthday. It is precisely equipped with a rifle and a paramilitary outfit that he shot at the schoolchildren of Uvalde. One of his neighbors would have seen him, before the shooting, arguing with his grandmother before shooting her and leaving to commit the attack.
Inappropriate behavior in a fast food restaurant
On his identity photo broadcast in local media, we see a young man without expression, with shoulder-length brown hair and a pale face. According to the washington post, the young man from North Dakota has reportedly deserted classes lately after suffering homophobic insults and criticism about his clothes. Mockery aimed especially at his financial situation described as unstable. Employed at Wendy’s, an American fast-food chain, he would have repeatedly made inappropriate and aggressive remarks towards employees, according to some of his colleagues who confided in the Daily Beast. Qualified for “calm” and D'”antisocial” by the latter, the young man would also, on May 12, identified a girl based in Los Angeles on one of his photos of firearms, before asking her to repost it on his account. She assured Don’t know him.Salvador Ramos also reportedly sent a friend a photo of a backpack full of rifle cartridges a few days before the attack.
But despite all this information, it is still too early for law enforcement to determine the exact reason for this shooting.