19 elementary students died in the Uvalde school shooting. Here's what we know

At least 19 students died Tuesday after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Two adults, including a teacher, are also dead.

It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooting comes less than two weeks after another mass shooting in a Buffalo, New York grocery store.

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The gunman has been identified and information on how and when he purchased his weapons has been discovered. No motive has been reported.

“I had hoped when I became president I would not have to do this again. Another massacre,” President Joe Biden said in remarks at the White House. “Beautiful, innocent second-, third- and fourth-graders.”

Here's what we know about the shooting.

The gunman's grandmother worked at Robb Elementary until 2020

During a news conference, Texas Governor Greg Abbott identified the assailant as Salvador Ramos, 18, and said he was a resident of Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. The governor said Ramos entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde around 11:30 a.m. Central time and opened fire.

Authorities believe Ramos may have lived with his grandmother in a home where she was shot.

The attacker was "reported to have been a student" at Uvalde High School, Abbott said at the news conference Tuesday.

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The gunman purchased two AR platform rifles on May 17 and May 20.

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"It was the first thing he did when he turned 18," said Democratic Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez on CNN, citing a briefing from Texas Rangers.

Uvalde gunman motive is unclear

Officials have not revealed a motive for the shooting.

Teacher Eva Mireles among victims killed in Uvalde shooting

Eva Mireles, a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary, was shot and killed by the gunman in the shooting, according to the Associated Press.

“She was adventurous. I would definitely say those wonderful things about her. She is definitely going to be very missed,” Amber Ybarra, her 34-year-old relative, told the AP.

Mireles, who had been an educator for 17 years, was a loving mother and wife, as well as an avid hiker and runner, according to her profile on the school’s website.

Lydia Martinez Delgado, her aunt, told The New York Times that Mireles took pride in teaching mostly Latino students and was “the fun of the party.”

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How to help the Uvalde victims

Crowdfunding website GoFundMe has set up a central donation page for family aid, and plans to update the list with more fundraisers as they are verified.

San Antonio Legal Services Association is seeking local attorneys to assist victims and families with unmet legal needs. The organization will be providing pro bono assistance to the community in the coming weeks.

South Texas Blood & Tissue and University Health, a local hospital in San Antonio, are seeking blood donations. Appointments have been booked through this week, but people can schedule a donation time for next week.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas school shooting: The victims who died in Uvalde elementary