Lauren Jauregui, Offset & More React to Texas School Shooting: ‘Enough Is Enough’
An 18-year-old gunman opened fire on Tuesday afternoon (May 24) at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 17 children, one teacher and injuring others. The gunman was also dead, likely killed by responding officers, though the events are still being investigated, according to Governor Greg Abbott.
The latest act of violence in the United States was the deadliest shooting in a U.S. grade school since the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, according to Associated Press.
Abbott explained that the gunman, identified as Salvador Ramos, entered the Texas elementary school with a handgun and possibly a rifle. Robb Elementary School has nearly 600 students in the second, third and fourth grade. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Chief of Police Pete Arredondo did not provide ages of the children who were shot at the time of publication.
Following the heartbreaking news, a number of celebrities have taken to social media to express outrage over the lack of gun control in the country, demand change from lawmakers and mourn the loss of 15 innocent lives. See reactions on Twitter from Lauren Jauregui, Offset, Bette Midler and more below.
14 babies bro. 14.
— PRELUDE (@LaurenJauregui) May 24, 2022
We living in some TRYING TIMES… It’s Heavy…😞I am praying for everyone that is struggling MENTALLY/FINANCIALLY/PHYSICALLY that some PEACE be RESTORED! So many in the world is dealing with pain & I don’t have the answers but I send you LOVE virtually💜🙏🏾
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) May 25, 2022
WHAT IN GOD’S NAME ARE WE DOING? THIS HAS GOT TO CHANGE! THIS NATION IS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT CONTROL THEIR WORST IMPULSES AND THE INNOCENT ALWAYS PAY THE PRICE! DON’T SAVE FETUSES ONLY TO HAVE THEM DIE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR GUNS MORE THAN LIFE! FOR SHAME!!
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) May 24, 2022
Prayers for the people in Texas man those are kids that were killed smh this world needs God smh
— OFFSET (@OffsetYRN) May 24, 2022
Our hearts go out to those in texas at the Robb elementary school and everyone effected. Something has to change in this country. We are the only country where kids go to school and could wind up shot.
— THE CHAINSMOKERS (@TheChainsmokers) May 24, 2022
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Just last week a targeted mass shooting at a market in Buffalo and now a school shooting in Uvalde. Communities should be safe in their grocery stores, our CHILDREN should be safe in class! This has to end.
Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough. We need change. 💔
— Becky G. (@iambeckyg) May 24, 2022
it makes me sick this is the 27th one this year. my heart goes out to the families affected in TX. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
— blackbear (@iamblackbear) May 24, 2022
We need to make some changes now
— jon batiste (@JonBatiste) May 24, 2022
jesus fucking christ. no more.
— Lauv (@lauvsongs) May 24, 2022
Another mass shooting in Texas resulting in 14 children and 1 adult dead. This time perpetrated by an 18 year old.
One thing we can count on is that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is going to be done about it.— Antonio Sanchez 💀 (@AntonioDrumsX) May 24, 2022
they will never make it harder to get guns.
— Dr. LALAH HATHAWAY (@lalahhathaway) May 24, 2022
YOU ARE LITERAL TRASH. https://t.co/BooJD1mPDQ
— Dr. LALAH HATHAWAY (@lalahhathaway) May 24, 2022
My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX! Like when is enough enough man!!! These are kids and we keep putting them in harms way at school. Like seriously “AT SCHOOL” where it’s suppose to be the safest!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 24, 2022
There simply has to be change! HAS TO BE!! 😔😔😔😔🥺🥺🥺🥺.. Praying to the heavens above to all with kids these days in schools. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 24, 2022
Are you happy now, Governor Abbott? I guess you are. https://t.co/cKJNgHd2wj
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) May 24, 2022
Watch this please https://t.co/QzBNHMLLWm
— Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) May 24, 2022
No one can be untouched by this tragedy today I see it has made a lot of people rightly very angry I can’t stop thinking about all the parents who’ve lost a child today “They” say it will never end & I don’t believe that “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore”
— Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) May 25, 2022
26 years ago, a gunman entered
Dunblane Primary School in Scotland,
killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK
govt responded by enacting tight gun
control legislation. In the 9400+ days
since, there have been a total of O
school shootings in the UK. #Uvalde— Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) May 24, 2022
Desperate cries and aggressive prayers right now … what is happening in our world ???
— israelnewbreed (@israelnewbreed) May 24, 2022
ABSOLUTELY. In the original code. https://t.co/qqnATzqQEu
— Dr. LALAH HATHAWAY (@lalahhathaway) May 24, 2022
✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️ https://t.co/wqbQuoV77s
— Dr. LALAH HATHAWAY (@lalahhathaway) May 24, 2022
there are more guns than people in the USA.
— Dr. LALAH HATHAWAY (@lalahhathaway) May 24, 2022
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 https://t.co/QwZ6DokyJe
— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) May 24, 2022
