Shooting of Texas Teacher Reportedly Spurs Lockdown of School District, Suspect in Custody

A teacher was reportedly shot in the Uvalde County area of Texas on Tuesday, spurring a lockdown of an entire school district.

Per an initial report from CBS News, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office said a teacher had been shot, prompting the lockdown. In a tweet shared Tuesday, a rep for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had said an “active shooter” was at Robb Elementary. A suspect was later said by local authorities to have been taken into custody.

In a statement shared to social media, the Uvalde Police Department confirmed a suspect was in their custody as of 1:06 p.m. local time. In a prior update, the department had alerted residents to a “large police presence” at Robb Elementary. “We ask the public to avoid the area,” police said.

Complex has reached out to the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, the Uvalde Police Department, and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for additional comment. At the time of this writing, the official site for the school district had been updated to include a message for parents of Robb Elementary students, as well as information on a designated reunification site.

This story is being updated.