Where is Uvalde, Texas? What we know about the town where deadly mass shooting occurred

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children and two adults.

The shooting is the deadliest K-12 school shooting in Texas history.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed Tuesday that an an 18-year-old man was the suspect in the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about an hour and a half drive west of San Antonio. The shooter was also killed by responding law enforcement, Abbott said.

Here’s what we know about the city of Uvalde

The shooting occurred in Uvalde, a small Texas town located in Uvalde County. Uvalde is about five and half hours away from Fort Worth, and is west of San Antonio.

Uvalde has population of 24,729 people, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report in July 2021. The town was founded in 1853 and is known for its honey and live oak trees .

The town has one school district, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, which has around 4,100 students enrolled during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Tribune.

This story was originally published May 24, 2022 at 6:33 PM with the headline "Where is Uvalde, Texas? What we know about the town where deadly mass shooting occurred."

Brayden Garcia

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Brayden Garcia is a service journalism reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Brayden mainly writes about weather and all things Taylor Sheridan-related.