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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Wednesday, May 25th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

The death toll in the shooting at Rob Elementary School in Yuvaldi, Texas, rose to 22 with at least 19 children, one teacher and a second school employee killed, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The 18-year-old suspect, a student at Uvaldi High School, is also dead, Governor Greg Abbott said.

Abbott said the suspect shot and killed horrifically and incomprehensibly

more than a dozen students and a teacher. The incident began when the suspect identified by Abbott

and law enforcement sources as Salvatore Ramos shot his grandmother. She is in critical condition,

but still alive. Texas public safety officials said Ramos then left his home in a truck, which

he crashed in a ditch outside of Rob

Elementary School. He got out with an AR-15 style rifle and numerous magazines while wearing body armor.

As he approached the school, a Uvaldi ISD school resource officer engaged the suspect, but Ramos shot him.

Law enforcement sources said the shooting took place as soon as the suspect entered the school.

Inside the school, the suspect

traded fire with the Uvaldi ISD officers and Border Patrol tactical unit agents sources told ABC News.

Law enforcement told ABC News that they are now tracing the AR-15-style rifle the shooter used

and also recovered the body armor and numerous magazines of ammunition. ABC News confirmed that fourth grade teacher Eva Morellis was among those killed.

Morales worked for the district for 17 years.

Family also identified one of the children killed as 10-year-old Xavier Lopez.

He was in fourth grade.

His cousin told ABC News his mother had attended his award ceremony just hours before the shooting,

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