Coming out to tell the world that your son who killed almost 19 people is not violent might not be the best idea, but clearly this mother has been through a highly traumatic event.
The mother of the 18-year-old gunman accused of killing 21 at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, this week told ABC News in an interview that her son was “not a monster,” but that he could “be aggressive.”
“I had an uneasy feeling sometimes, like ‘what are you up to?” Adriana Reyes told ABC News’ Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman in an interview at her home. “He can be aggressive… If he really got mad.”
Reyes’ son, accused shooter Salvador Ramos, allegedly purchased two assault rifles in the days after he turned 18 and used them to carry out the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history — all within a span of eight days, authorities said.
Twenty-one people, including 19 third- and fourth-grade children, were killed in the attack, law enforcement officials said. Two teachers were killed, as well. Another 17 people were wounded, including three law enforcement officers. Ramos’ grandmother, who police say was the accused gunman’s first victim, is hospitalized in stable condition.
“We all have a rage, that some people have it more than others,” Reyes said.
Reyes expressed sympathy for the children who were killed and the parents who lost them multiple times during the interview, but said she was not aware that her son had been buying the weapons.
“Those kids… I have no words,” Reyes said through tears. “I don’t know what to say about those poor kids.”
Some classmates told ABC News that Ramos was known for fighting and threatening fellow students. They said he exhibited increasingly disturbing behavior over the past two years, threatening at least one classmate and stalking others, and that he claimed to have cut scars into his face.
Ramos is accused of shooting his grandmother at their home in Uvalde before driving his grandparents’ car to Robb Elementary School and opening fire.
“Anyone who shoots his grandmother in the face has to have evil in his heart,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a press conference Wednesday. “But it is far more evil for someone to gun down little kids.”
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I feel sorry for the mother and grandmother, they probably did their best to raise him but it sounds like they were often fearful of him. His classmates recognized the violence in him and were fearful of him, as did his school who were probably concerned. Yet, nothing solid was done about his state of mind or mental illness. When will we stop playing nice with students and people who have violent minds and mental illness and give them the help they need before they take their rage out on society! This is the result of Democrats ignoring mental illness for their gun control agenda and GOP ignoring gun control for their mental illness excuse that keeps guns being made and on our streets. So the failure is the system and our legislators. They should all be fired. It is their job to make laws and compromise, not to argue incessantly with no conclusion or new/tightened law. They are just kicking the can down the road because they want votes, not safety! Party agenda over safety and constitution.
Absolutely correct.
Absolutely correct. I completely agree with Tom
What bad Karma.
The only good thing: Karma has no expiration date. –
Amen. –
The whole scenario is NWO BS gun control operation, duh – WTFU! Where the hell did he get the money to buy these expensive guns; why wasn’t his lame “mother” aware of this? The whole thing stinks to high Hell!
Where did he get the money to buy those two weapons? I have seen the prices on weapons of that kind and they are not cheap….Just Questioning……
In today’s civil society the kids gone through all kinds deteriorated disturbing impact looks over what our law makers has done to every citizens in the America lack of ethical morale slips for another’s radical versions teaching our children what’s wrong and right at the lowers level desperate masseurs wether parents or schools teachers even lawmakers has impacting engage of such ignorance situations tremendously abolished in today’s freedoms but violently promoting the groups from all angles ignited by extremists Communism tactics to our civilization can’t be further ignored tolerated so much of naive to created more mental psychological problems in our country entertaining unwanted not suitable programs affect to our child’s as country officials governing has to put the fakes rhetoric behind with real actions pursued ensure of theirs accountability for all the good for its citizens that workable to avoiding radical argument unlawful practicing influence into the public’s faith understand precious life is far more important than your own interests benefit to functioning as each one of us has fully responsible to make our children safe in our civil societies for the country follow the laws and orders up to protect and served in every community get together support one of another’s recognize we all have pain and sorrow to safeguard in next generations in peace for a tomorrow’s of United States of America we proud of living for !
There is NO SUCH THING as an ASSAULT RIFLE. It is just a long rifle. I am so sick and tired of hearing the term assault rifle. It is either ignorance on behalf of misinformation or it’s an outright lie by gun grabbers. To continue calling rifles assault rifles is pure lies and misinformation.
agreed. a rifle is just a rifle and a hand gun is just a handgun. A hammer is just a hammer. A machete is just a machete. You can call anything an assult weapon because its used to assult people with. Most things used against people are just tools.
THE MOTHER SHOULD HAVE REPORTED HIM TO MENTAL AUTHORITIES. AT LEAST TRIED TO GET HIM SOME HELP.
If she or the grandmother or anyone else who noticed strange behavior had just notified authorities. My prayers are with her and all those involved in this horrific occurrence. May God comfort all.