Xavier Lopez was the first student to have been identified on the victims’ list of the Tuesday mass school shooting in Robb Elementary School.
The recent school shooting at Uvalde, Texas, is now cited to be the deadliest elementary school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012.
At least 19 children and two adults have become victims of the shooting during an awards ceremony at the school. A gunman, Salvador Ramos, rained bullets during the school ceremony as just two days are left in the school year.
This hear-wrenching incident has called for immediate national and international attention as the safety of school-going children is in a critical situation.
Xavier Lopez Was The First Victim Identified In Texas School Shooting
Xavier Lopez was the first student to be identified by his family as one of the victims killed in the shooting, per KSAT.
Robb Elementary School was celebrating an award ceremony before ending the school year. A young man entered the school arena and started shooting “whoever was in his way.”
Ramos had crashed his car before entering the school, fully armed with body armor. He had a long rifle from which he started shooting everybody from the moment he entered the school.
Before creating the devastating incident, the shooter had shot his grandmother at home.
The New York Post reports that law enforcement officers later converged on the school and exchanged gunfire with the Ramos.
Several police officers were shot during the gunfire, and eventually, Ramos was also shot dead in the school zone.
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How Old Was Xavier Lopez? Age
Xavier Lopez was a happy 10-year-old student at the Uvalde-based primary school. He was in fourth grade and was just a few days away from starting his fifth grade.
Instead of making plans for his summer holidays, Lopez’s shattering death news has saddened his family to the core.
Aside from him, other victim-students of the school are also in their tens. Meanwhile, the perpetrator, Salvador Ramos, was 18 years old.
Other adult victims of the shooting include a teacher, Eva Mireles, who was in her early 40s.
Xavier Lopez’s Grieving Family Has Started A GoFundMe
Xavier Lopez’s family is active on social media platforms speaking about the shooting. One of the family members had initially posted a help post hoping to find Xavier.
Meanwhile, Xavier’s mother was with him during the awards ceremony at the school. The ceremony took place just a few hours before the shooting.
The netizens have put forward their thoughts and prayers for the Lopez family, especially for Xavier’s mother, who had no chance to realize that it was the last time she would ever see her son alive.
Xavier’s aunt Stephanie Harris had started a GoFundMe page to help the grieving family to help for the late soul’s funeral expenses. In a short while, $45 thousand have been donated to the fund page.
Is Xavier Lopez On Facebook?
The young Xavier Lopez is not on Facebook, but the news of his tragic death has reached every nook and corner of the social platform.
Many Facebook users have posted obituary messages to him, including his extended family members. The shooting news has shaken the U.S. government as such incidents of mass school shootings have occurred many times.
Likewise, the incident has become the talk of every media outlet and other social media site.